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• Doors close on 4 Minneapolis schools
  Pratt is saved, but four schools will close, four magnet programs will become neighborhood schools and parents will have fewer school choices, unless they want to drive their children to school.
  Sep 23, 2009
• Final bell at Pratt Community School?
  Pratt is just one of the schools that may close if Minneapolis OKs its downsizing plan tonight, and the story is echoed throughout the district by anxious communities and families.
  Sep 22, 2009
• Charity distributes free uniforms to students in north Minneapolis
  A charity is handing out more than 2,000 uniforms to students at five north Minneapolis elementary schools.
  Sep 16, 2009
• Teacher: 'I was railroaded' by harassment charge
  Diane Cleveland said "there's no joy left in my life," while Jodi Merritt, the student's mother, rejected accusations that the story had been made up.
  Sep 16, 2009
• Proposed school closings criticized
  Minneapolis parents expressed dismay over the school restructuring plan. The board is scheduled to vote next week.
  Sep 15, 2009
• For parents, school quality is the worry
  As the Minneapolis district downsizes, parents told officials that they fear that fewer options will compromise a quality education.
  Sep 10, 2009
• Obama tells students to 'get serious'
  Students said they were inspired by Obama's message. "I'm thinking that I can go farther than what I'm doing right now," said one eighth-grader.
  Sep 8, 2009
• Great Get-Together says goodbye again
  On the last day of the State Fair, the sights are especially delightful, the food especially delicious.
  Sep 7, 2009
• Anoka-Hennepin teacher disputes harassment report
  An attorney for an Anoka-Hennepin teacher who was disciplined for harassing a student she thought was gay said she "does not in any way acknowledge harassing anybody."
  Sep 3, 2009
• Mpls. schools tweak downsizing plan
  If the board approves the plan on Sept. 22, five schools will close, four magnet programs will become neighborhood schools, and parents will have fewer school choices -- unless they want to drive their children to school.
  Sep 1, 2009

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