St. Paul parents and others rally against school cuts

A few fiddle tunes and a bit of jazz provided an unlikely soundtrack outside St. Paul School District headquarters Tuesday as more than 150 people rallied in hopes of saving music, art and other electives from cuts in 2016-17.

The state’s second-largest district faces a $15.1 million shortfall next school year, and one of the cost-saving measures being considered is a reduction in art, music, language and other programming in the elementary and middle schools.

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