DFL bills call for ethnic studies, ‘climate justice’ education in all schools

Proposed legislation in the Minnesota House of Representatives would require ethnic studies and “climate justice” education in all schools.

State House Democrats introduced two bills this month on the matter, HF 3434 and HF 550. The former is the ethnic studies bill, the latter the “climate justice” bill.

HF 3434 calls for students who begin the ninth grade in the 2024-25 school year and later to “successfully complete a semester-long ethnic studies course to graduate from high school.” The following school year, 2025-26, ethnic studies must also be taught in elementary, middle, and charter schools.