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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer, Tim Nelson and Melissa Townsend

Teachers strike is on for Minneapolis public schools

People hold signs and walk along the sidewalk.
Students, parents, and teachers rally outside of Washburn High School during the first day of a strike by union members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Tim Evans for MPR News

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Minneapolis public school teachers are on strike today. The last time that happened was in 1970. The strike effects about 5,500 teachers and staff, plus about 35,000 students and their families. Host Cathy Wurzer chats with MPR News reporter Tim Nelson to get the details.