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World-language teachers and parents urge PELSB to back mentorship and dual-licensing as programs decline
Summary
Three public commenters told the PELSB the state's world-language programs are shrinking and urged the board to explore mentorship, licensure flexibility and dual-licensing paths to retain multilingual teachers.
At the March 20 meeting of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, three public commenters described steep declines in Minnesota world-language programs and asked the board to support mentorship and licensure pathways to keep qualified language teachers in classrooms.
Johanna Huang, a teacher with 22 years of experience and director of We as One Education, told the board a 2025 cross-state survey of 104 Minnesota Chinese-language teachers found 77% reporting declining enrollment; about…
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