[Mpls] Citizen advisors tell board: close schools

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>From the Strib:

The Minneapolis school board got a blunt message Tuesday from its citizen
budget advisers: Close schools, and don't fumble the job this time. 

The Citizens Budget Advisory Committee delivered that message as the board
adopted a $429 million operating budget for next school year, down 7 percent
from last school year. It's a budget that spreads too little money over too
many schools, according to Interim Superintendent David Jennings.

"It seems obvious that we are spending resources on space instead of
students," the budget group said in a statement read to the board by its
chairman, Eli Kaplan.

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