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Minnesota public schools face cuts as students and teachers fight to save vital programs

by Shay Scanlan | City Reporter | Published May 7, 2026

At Minneapolis’ Longfellow Alternative High School for teen parents this spring, teen mothers organized and attended school board meetings — children in tow — to advocate against funding cuts.

The cuts would have left the students with no full-time teachers next year.

Last week, Minneapolis Public Schools identified a multiyear failure to maximize state special education revenue. The district now expects to receive more than $20 million in additional state funding, reducing its budget shortfall for next year to about $40 million.

For Longfellow, the additional funding this year means restoring full-time teaching positions in core subjects such as math and science. The possibility of losing all full-time school staff shook students, as they contended with the loss of comfort and community that the school’s staff brings, said Longfellow social studies teacher Mitchell Jones.

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