Ethnic studies, climate change could be required instruction in Minnesota schools under DFL bills

ST. PAUL — Minnesota students would see new lessons in ethnic studies and climate change added to their K-12 curricula under a pair of proposals traveling through the state Legislature.

The Minnesota Education Policy Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 23, took up and passed the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party proposals. The first would create a new graduation requirement that students complete a high school ethnic studies course and that public and charter schools integrate ethnic studies into primary and secondary classes. St. Paul and Minneapolis school districts have set similar requirements at the local level.

The second would require schools to teach students about climate change and how it contributes to "social and economic justice issues."

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