Daily Mail News
A new contract between Minneapolis’ public schools and teachers union has caused outrage as it could see senior white teachers intentionally laid off before teachers of color.
The contract says instead of teacher layoffs or relocations being decided based on seniority – as is typical – schools can ignore that protocol and dismiss senior staff members if otherwise a teacher of color would be laid off.
The agreement was reached in spring of 2022 after a two week teachers strike, and was spearheaded by Minneapolis Federation of Teachers president Greta Callahan.