House File 2204 bill was introduced in early February by Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines, D-Des Moines, a former educator; it aimed to mandate one-half unit of cultural-competency coursework for ninth-grade ...

Minnesota’s largest teachers union is under fire this week over its “professional development” courses on topis such as ...

On a warm, muggy Friday morning in the middle school’s library, 22 chairs are set around tables, in a u-shape. Barbara Slayton is making sure the projector’s running. She’s the coordinator of school ...

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 45, No. 2 (March 2017), pp. 153-160 (8 pages) Aims: The cultural competence training of healthcare professionals is a key element in ensuring the quality of ...

Landon Nelson knows which teachers approve of their LGBTQ students' sexual orientation and which ones don't. The 15-year-old Annandale High School sophomore says he feels comfortable and more easily ...

Legislation backed by Gov. Ralph Northam that would require teachers to complete cultural competency training to keep their license is on the fast track to becoming law. Identical bills sponsored by ...

The emergence of artificial intelligence as a tool in education presents both opportunities and challenges for aspiring teachers. Generative AI has the potential to transform teaching practices, ...

A proposed update to the licensing requirements for new Minnesota teachers — the addition of a cultural competency standard — has become yet another flashpoint in ...