MINNEAPOLIS — In an hours-long meeting Tuesday, Minneapolis Public Schools revealed new plans to potentially close more than a dozen schools including Bethune, Lake Harriet Lower, Longfellow, and Hiawatha.
The proposals were met with outbursts from the crowd at a packed meeting, as the district continues to face enrollment declines and a nearly $40 million budget deficit.
The three options were not made public until the meeting. Board Chair Collin Beachy acknowledged the impact it will have, while also noting the courage it takes to confront the district’s real challenges…