Minneapolis Schools Miss $4.1M in Special Ed Funding | Duluth News

Minneapolis Public Schools just lost four million dollars in special education funding due to a botched accounting report — and it’s not the first time. After underreporting five million last year, even after frantic corrections, the district now faces mounting financial chaos fueled by years of finance staff turnover that erases institutional knowledge. Consultants were brought in for $830K to fix the mess, while three finance leaders were placed on leave amid a separate $3M payment backlog and $5.3M IRS penalties. Internal emails reveal the state flagged the error back in December — but the district quietly buried it. Now, officials say new training and cross-departmental support are in place to prevent future disasters, though tens of millions in lost revenue from past errors may already be too late to recover. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a7540c3bd4854ce4