Minneapolis

How Minneapolis might reshape its school district

Minneapolis has released five proposals to shift schools and students around the district.

By MaryJo Webster,

Jeff Hargarten and

Faiza Mahamud

February 8, 2020 at 1:00PM
People stood in the back of the room when an overflow crowd attended the Minneapolis School Board meeting in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Many parents attended to voice their concerns about the district's strategic plan.
People stood in the back of the room when an overflow crowd attended the Minneapolis School Board meeting in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Many parents attended to voice their concerns about the district’s strategic plan. (Terry Sauer — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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MaryJo Webster

Data Editor

MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She teams up with reporters to analyze data for stories across a wide range of topics and beats and also oversees a small team of other data journalists.

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Jeff Hargarten

Data Journalist

Jeff Hargarten is a Minnesota Star Tribune journalist at the intersection of data analysis, reporting, coding and design.

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Faiza Mahamud

Reporter

Faiza Mahamud covers Minneapolis for the Star Tribune. She has previously covered education, immigrant communities, city government and neighborhoods. 

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