HF29

The legislative bill focuses on amendments related to the educational standards in Minnesota. It proposes the following key changes:

1. Suspension of Social Studies Standards Adoption: The bill proposes to pause the adoption of new social studies standards.

2. Modification of Review Cycle: The bill introduces a ten-year review cycle for revising state academic standards and related benchmarks across various subjects, like mathematics, arts, science, language arts, social studies, physical education, and health education.

3. Repeal of Ethnic Studies Requirements: The bill seeks to cancel the requirements for embedding ethnic studies in the academic curriculum.

4. Cancellation of Ethnic Studies Appropriations: The related funding set aside for ethnic studies is also proposed to be canceled.

5. Inclusion of Indigenous Education: The bill mandates including content on Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities in the academic standards. This includes various aspects of Indigenous education such as tribal history, languages, sovereignty, cultures, treaty rights, and contemporary issues.

6. Alignment of Standards: The commissioner of education must ensure that statewide assessments in subjects like mathematics are aligned with state academic standards.

7. Local Standards Revisions: School districts and charter schools are required to revise and align their academic standards and graduation requirements according to these new standards, particularly in world languages and career and technical education.

8. Integration of Technology and Information Literacy: The commissioner is tasked with embedding technology and information literacy into academic standards, in consultation with school media specialists.

These amendments aim to structure and standardize educational content in Minnesota schools, ensuring it meets relevant academic and career readiness criteria while embedding required information about indigenous communities and technology literacy.