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Saint Paul, MN Teachers Strike for Mental Health Funding and Multilingual Interpreters

HeadlineMar 11, 2020

In Minnesota, thousands of union teachers and other school staff in the city of Saint Paul began a strike Tuesday after contract talks with the city’s school district broke down. The St. Paul Federation of Educators, which represents some 3,600 educators and school staff, are demanding funding for mental health services for students, as well as more multilingual interpreters and special education funding.

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