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In Minneapolis strike, teachers say kids aren't all right

Teachers in Minneapolis say they’ve noticed more kids with anxiety and depression

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Teachers in Minneapolis say they’ve noticed more kids with anxiety and depression

Highlights

  • Teachers in Minneapolis say they’ve noticed more kids with anxiety and depression.
  • One school counselor says she’s seen more fights and drug use.
  • The district is seeking reduced caseloads for special education teachers, school psychologists, social workers and counselors.
  • It’s also seeking increased reserves of special education aides and others to help teachers.
  • At least 2,000 Minneapolis teachers, staffers and supporters bundled up for a rally outside the state Capitol on Wednesday.
  • They want the state to tap its $9.25 billion surplus to increase school funding, which they say is the state’s biggest deficit in school funding.