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Last modified: January 02, 2025

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PELSB is excited to announce the launch of another Heritage Language Pathway Portfolio Cohorts for teachers seeking K-12 World Languages and Cultures licensure to teach their heritage language and culture!

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Minnesota licenses first ever Karen language teachers

 

Wednesday 15 January 2025

A state program created by a 2023 law allows teachers to become licensed to teach heritage languages. Since then, the group of teachers getting a license has been growing.

In 2024, on Minnesota Now we spoke to one of the 15 teachers who became the first in the state to teach Hmong. Now a new group of teachers have become licensed to teach in Somali and Karen.

Sahan Journal education reporter Becky Dernbach wrote about this recently and she joined the program.

Ehtalow Zar is a math teacher who also teaches Karen language and culture at Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul. She’s one of two teachers who just became the first licensed to teach Karen language in the state, and maybe the nation. She joined the program as well

 

 

 

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Other Minnesota Department of Education Pinned Reports


January 02, 2025 : Minnesota Department of Education Funding Opportunity
Impact Lvl1: CMRC, Education
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Minnesota Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects to Support Community Revitalization, Connectedness and Equity by Promoting Education, Work and Health – FY25



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Pinned Minnesota Department of Education organization and project reports


. Organization Report: January 02, 2025 : Minnesota Department of Education Funding Opportunity
Impact Lvl1: CMRC, Education
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Minnesota Multi-Purpose Community Facility Projects to Support Community Revitalization, Connectedness and Equity by Promoting Education, Work and Health – FY25



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