School aides are leaving Minneapolis for better paying districts, union says

The union representing Minneapolis Public Schools support staff in contracting negotiations says a growing number of aides are leaving the state's third-largest district to work in other metro schools that pay them better.

But according to the district, instructional salaries - pay going to school employees such as classroom teachers, special education staff and teacher aides - have gone up drastically in the past six years. In that period, district leaders said, starting wages for support staff have increased by 31%.

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