Schools

I have worked the past 6 years in 12 different high schools in the Twin City suburbs and the schools look like the Taj Mahal. The buildings, the equipment and most important the teachers are all first class. Discipline problems are minimal and most students have the best sports equipment. The schools in the inner city are lacking in many areas and it shows up in enrollment. Minneapolis Public Schools is taking steps to address its declining enrollment numbers, especially among students of color. In a Tuesday presentation the school district laid out current enrollment trends. Among the findings was that around 1,500 enrolled students left for other districts since last year. Of those students, 80 percent were students of color, with 50 percent being African American. These are the better students who are leaving further exasperating the grade gap.