A year of chaos and dysfunction inside the finance department of Minneapolis Public Schools

By: Melissa Whitler

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 2,029

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Warning signs about the Minneapolis Public Schools senior finance officer, Ibrahima Diop, had been accumulating for months: IRS penalties, a mysterious deficit in the district’s healthcare trust account, a blistering outside audit that referred to the department’s “pervasive fear and uncertainty,” two reprimands and a performance improvement plan.

Yet Diop remained in his job until Jan. 2, by which time he’d resigned to take a job in Milwaukee. He had been the …

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