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The members of the Minneapolis school board heard an alarming warning from finance staff again in November: the city's public school district is sliding toward a precipitous fiscal cliff. Enrollment is still down. Schools in some city neighborhoods have entire floors sitting empty. Stubborn achievement gaps persist. Big budget cuts are looming. It's the same warning board members have been .