MNFPS Story

A large group of Minnesota community members gathered together in demonstration holding colorful, bold messaged signs supporting community and ICE Out of Minnesota. The crowd dressed in winter coats and hats is addressed by a speaker standing at the center holding a microphone.

Our Story

  • 2022

     A group of Minneapolis parents and caregivers founded our organizing project, originally called Minneapolis Families for Public Schools (MFPS). We organized alongside Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE) for shared priorities as they pushed for fair pay and won a historic contract with class size limits.

  • Spring 2024

    MFPS and TakeAction Minnesota began working together as MFE was again negotiating their contract and budget cuts were announced in the district. We successfully reinstated some, but not all, of the proposed cuts.

  • Winter 2025

    MFPS founders and TakeAction parent/caregiver teams merged under the banner Minneapolis Families for Public Schools to become one political home for families committed to public education. MFPS surveyed 1,000 families across Minneapolis Public Schools. Class sizes, special education & English Language Learner resources, and budget transparency rose to the top as key issues.

  • BIG WIN!

    Fall 2025

    We campaigned alongside MFE as they negotiated their next contract to win real action on our priority issues: enforceable class sizes and more reasonable caseloads.

  • Winter 2026

    During Operation Metro Surge, our base grew to include families across Minnesota. We trained over 2,000 caregivers and educators to join school-based teams that raised over $4 million in mutual aid, coordinated 3,000 school patrol shifts each week, and organized together to demand ICE out of our schools and state.

  • BIG WIN!

    Spring 2026

     Minnesota Families for Public Schools (MN-FPS) officially launched statewide to reflect our growing base and commitment to winning transformative funding for public education at the state level. We reversed $10 million in cuts to public schools via the Compensatory Aid-Hold Harmless bill, our top priority that session.