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What are Minnesota’s social studies standards —
New draft of MN social studies standards places ethnic studies alongside history —
Minnesotans battle over how to update school social studies standards.
“We don’t have power or authority to dictate or design any curriculum; that’s up to the schools and the districts to do,” says committee member Danyika Leonard. “That’s not in our directive, nor is it in our ability to do it.”
Minnesotans battle over how to update school social studies standards.
New draft of MN social studies standards places ethnic studies alongside history —
Minnesotans battle over how to update school social studies standards.
“It wasn’t just about Black history,” Leonard said. “It was about the history of the Indigenous peoples, it was the history of the African diaspora, it was the history of the Great Migration.”
New draft of MN social studies standards places ethnic studies alongside history —
New draft of MN social studies standards places ethnic studies alongside history —
New draft of MN social studies standards places ethnic studies alongside history —
“It’s about telling the whole story, not just parts of the story that make us feel good,” Danyika Leonard, policy director at Education Evolving, and a member of the committee, said of the addition of ethnic studies.
Judge approves adding ethnic studies to Minnesota social studies standards —
Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies —
Proposed new standards would change how Minnesota students learn social studies
“We want our scholars to learn about each other and appreciate each other’s humanity,” - Danyika Leonard
Proposed new standards would change how Minnesota students learn social studies
Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies —
Proposed new standards would change how Minnesota students learn social studies
“I’m proud of the brilliant scholars that came together to create the standards and just support and offer their expertise,” she said. “I’m proud of the community’s support around ethnic studies specifically.”
Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies —
Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies —
Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies —
“This is an opportunity to have Minnesota scholars and educators and students learn about each other and learn who they are and have their humanity honored and that of their classmates,” said Leonard, policy director at Education Evolving, an organization that promotes student-centered learning and school choice.
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Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ —
Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ —
Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ —
The Minnesota Department of Education has released its first draft of K-12 social studies standards for the next ten years, a proposal that omits most of the significant events in American history and focuses, instead, on “systemic racism” and the oppression...
Centering Student Learning
Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ —
Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ —
“Ethnic studies enables all students to better understand the rich heritage, culture, and history of the land upon which we live, told from multiple and diverse perspectives,” Leonard wrote in a letter to lawmakers in support of the bill.
Power, Politics, and Preservation of Heritage Languages —
Minnesota K-12 Social Studies Draft Dumps Major U.S. Historical Events for ‘Systemic Racism’ —
Power, Politics, and Preservation of Heritage Languages —
In the United States, English is not the official language but the dominant one. But for many students, the dominance of English instruction has come at the expense of losing their first language.
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