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Forest Lake board approves ethnic studies elective to meet Minnesota requirement
Summary
The Forest Lake Public School District board voted to approve 'Woven Histories: Minnesota and the World' as an ethnic studies elective, aligning the district with 2023 Minnesota legislation that requires districts to offer an ethnic studies elective beginning in the 2026–27 school year.
The Forest Lake Public School District Board voted to approve a new ethnic studies elective titled "Woven Histories: Minnesota and the World," a course Director Jacobson said is designed with a Minnesota focus to let students explore how various groups have shaped state and national history.
Director Jacobson told the board the course is intended to meet Minnesota's 2023 legislative requirement that school districts offer an ethnic studies elective beginning in the 2026–27 school year. "Minnesota…
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