Minneapolis School Board Candidate Forum

Four candidates are running for two at-large seats on the Minneapolis School Board in November's election. Today, we hear from candidates Christin Crabtree, Michael Baskins, and Stephanie Johnson on whether they agree with the district's recent proposal to close up to 16 schools, how they would approach solving budget problems in the long term, and how they would approach recruiting new students into the district. Incumbent candidate Collin Beachy was invited to join the forum as well, but he was unable to attend. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: ⁠Long-awaited Minneapolis district transformation proposals could close 16 public schools⁠ (Star Tribune) Learn more about the sponsors of this October 22nd episode: ⁠Explore Minnesota⁠ ⁠Enjoy Illinois⁠ ⁠Minnesota Opera⁠ Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastTwinCities on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, or ⁠YouTube⁠, or email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. You can also call or text us at 612-217-0637. For more Twin Cities news, make sure to ⁠sign up⁠ for our morning newsletter. Consider joining our membership program and ⁠becoming a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor⁠! Looking to advertise on City Cast Twin Cities? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at⁠ citycast.fm/advertise⁠.