Bills would require Minnesota students to take ethnic studies, personal finance classes
Government and citizenship classes could also become high school graduation requirements
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March 16, 2023
Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune
Bills moving through the Minnesota Legislature would require high school students to take ethnic studies, personal finance and government and citizenship classes.
Minnesota students would be required to take courses on ethnic studies, personal finance and government and citizenship under bills being considered by the state Legislature.
The House Education Policy Committee on Tuesday approved bills to make ethnic studies and personal finance classes a high school graduation requirement, moving those two forward in the chamber. The committee set aside the bill requiring a government and citizenship class to possibly be folded into a larger education bill.
"Students of all racial and ethnic identities benefit from ethnic studies," said state Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura, DFL-Minneapolis, the bill's sponsor. "Ethnic studies invites students to more deeply explore the many diverse cultures and identities within our state and country."
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