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MINNEAPOLIS; Retooling teacher staffing rules will help schools, report says; The constant "churn" creates instability, a N.Y. group says.

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Publication Date: 13-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: MINNEAPOLIS; Retooling teacher staffing rules will help schools, report says; The constant "churn" creates instability, a N.Y. group says.(NEWS)

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Byline: PATRICE RELERFORD; STAFF WRITER

When this decade began, the Minneapolis public schools had more than 48,000 students, the district was the largest in Minnesota and the state's largest employer of unionized teachers.

Nine years later, enrollment has fallen to about 32,500, thanks in part to competition from suburban districts and charter schools. Correspondingly, the district has shed hundreds of teaching jobs.

A study out today by the New Teacher Project finds that Minneapolis' staffing rules have exacerbated the instability caused by declining enrollment and haven't always allowed for the consideration of quality in staff decisions.

The district saw more than four...

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