Minneapolis Teachers Strike Enters 2nd Week With A New Concern: Makeup Days

CBS Minnesota

March 15, 2022

Minneapolis students have missed five days of classes as the teachers strike continues with no sign of a resolution in sight.

The teachers union and the district are negotiating salaries, class sizes and mental health support for students, but now they have a new concern to add to the list: makeup days.

On Monday, hundreds rallied outside Minneapolis Public Schools’ district office in support of educators holding the picket line. Greta Callahan, the president of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, said there was some progress in talks over the weekend, as district officials offered contract language in regard class sizes.

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