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  • 2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Becky Dernbach

    Minneapolis Public Schools plans to restore some funding to the Office of Latine Achievement, following public outcry over proposed budget cuts. But the district still plans to follow through on its cuts to the Office of Black Student Achievement, despite pushback from students and some school board members. The cuts come as Minneapolis Public Schools grapples with a $75 million budget deficit.

  • 2 weeks ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

    A University of Minnesota graduate student who has been in custody for nearly two months, despite an immigration judge dismissing the case against him, will be released today following an order from a federal judge. In an order issued late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan found that the government’s continued detention of Doğukan Günaydın, a Turkish citizen studying for a STEM MBA at the University of Minnesota, violated his due process rights under the Fifth Amendment.

  • 3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Becky Dernbach

    Joletta Edwards knows firsthand that school staffers don't always know what homeless students need. She recalled the moment when a staffer came into her son's classroom, introduced herself as the caseworker in charge of the program for homeless students and asked for her son by name - in front of all his classmates. "The next call I got was them trying to get him to come out of the bathroom because he was in there crying," Edwards said.

  • 3 weeks ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

    Las Escuelas Públicas de Minneapolis (MPS, en inglés) planea restaurar parte de la financiación a la Oficina de Logros Latinos, luego de la protesta pública debido a los recortes presupuestarios propuestos. Sin embargo, el distrito aún planea seguir adelante con los recortes a la Oficina de Logros Afroamericanos, a pesar de la oposición de los estudiantes y algunos miembros de la junta escolar.

  • 3 weeks ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

    Minneapolis Public Schools plans to restore some funding to the Office of Latine Achievement, following public outcry over proposed budget cuts. But the district still plans to follow through on its cuts to the Office of Black Student Achievement, despite pushback from students and some school board members. The cuts come as Minneapolis Public Schools grapples with a $75 million budget deficit.

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Becky Zosia Dernbach
Becky Zosia Dernbach @bzosiad
13 May 25

RT @SahanJournal: As Minneapolis school district looks for cuts, homeless families feel impact. by @bzosiad and @CynthiaTu2 https://t.co/M…

Becky Zosia Dernbach
Becky Zosia Dernbach @bzosiad
13 May 25

RT @SahanJournal: Feds use rare law to hold UMN student, despite immigration judge ordering his release. by @bzosiad https://t.co/ihTE0mPcgF

Becky Zosia Dernbach
Becky Zosia Dernbach @bzosiad
12 May 25

RT @SahanJournal: As Minneapolis school district looks for cuts, homeless students, families feel impact. by @bzosiad and @CynthiaTu2 http…