[Mpls] Public Schools

[MC/Joao]

I am writing to support the community schools of Southeast Minneapolis.  MPS is about to force the closing of three SE community schools without looking at creative solutions to the budget shortfall.  We will not support the effort to balance the budget by closing community schools.  The burden to take cuts should rest equally with magnet schools.  The schools are a vital and critical part of the community.   Mary Clare Baldus Howe/Hiawatha