🌱 How a funding formula change could cost Columbia Heights schools millions
Columbia Heights, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Columbia Heights! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a funding formula change could cost Columbia Heights schools millions
- See which Columbia Heights athletes stood out in this week’s competitions
Also on today's calendar: Rail Werks Brewing Depot and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 61, low: 41.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Columbia Heights schools are facing a funding shortfall (cbsnews.com) — Columbia Heights Public Schools are staring at a projected $3.6 million budget shortfall for 2026–27, a gap the superintendent says could translate into deep staff cuts if nothing changes. District leaders blame a state funding formula shift tied to universal free school meals, which they say undercounts many struggling families, and they’re urging lawmakers to extend temporary funding protections while a long-term fix is developed. 
• High School Sports Recap: Blaine track and field dominates en route to true team section sweep (hometownsource.com) — Columbia Heights athletes are making their mark in a busy stretch of spring sports, highlighted by Danchau Le’s wins in the triple and long jumps and a 4-3 tennis victory over Richfield. The broader roundup tracks strong showings from neighboring schools in track, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, and volleyball, giving local fans plenty of names and scores to follow.
📸 Around Columbia Heights
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Jordan Messerole →
Rail Werks Brewing Depot, 4055 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights
7:00 pm
Saturday May 9
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Other local events
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Rail Werks Brewing Depot →
Rail Werks Brewing Depot, 4055 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights
8:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Columbia Heights Public School Dist CHPS Community Room
6:00 pm -
NPSfI Family BBQ
North Park Elementary School North Park School for Innovation (5575 Fillmore St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432, United States)
5:00 pm -
Jon Guerra: The Jesus Album Tour | CLEVELAND, OH →
Heights Theater, 3951 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights
6:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Tuesday May 12
Friday May 15
Monday June 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Meet-Up
New Brighton Library, 400 10th St NW, New Brighton
10:00 am -
Coffee and Conversations
Webber Park Community Library, 4310 Webber Parkway, Minneapolis
10:00 am -
Sensory Friendly Storytime →
Anoka County, MN Calendar, 711 County Rd 10 NE, Blaine
10:15 am -
Baby & Me Storytime
Mounds View Library, 2576 County Road 10, Mounds View
10:30 am -
Shake Your Sillies Out
Saint Anthony Park Branch Library, 2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul
10:30 am -
Fri-Yay! Ukulele Adventures with Ms. Rose
Roseville Library, 2180 North Hamline Avenue, Roseville
10:30 am -
All School BBQ
Palmer Lake Elementary Minneapolis, MN 55429
4:00 pm
Friday May 8
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🗞 Nearby News
Brooklyn Center
- Charter school plans new Brooklyn Center campus on Saint Alphonsus property (hometownsource.com)
- Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center community calendar May 7-21 (hometownsource.com)
Spring Lake Park
- Canvas breach threatens student data at 9,000 schools (districtadministration.com)
Minneapolis
- 2885 Knox Ave S APT 405, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (zillow.com)
- Street in Minneapolis renamed for fallen officer Jamal Mitchell (kare11.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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