Senate Education Finance Committee on 2/14/2023

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Mary Kunesh

Senate, 39, DFL, sen.mary.kunesh@senate.mn, 651-296-4334

(Heard as: Kounish Kun Kunish )

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Sen. Heather Gustafson

Senate, 36, DFL, sen.heather.gustafson@senate.mn, 651-296-1253

(Heard as: Gustafson )

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Sen. Jason Rarick

Senate, 11, R, sen.jason.rarick@senate.mn, 651-296-1508

(Heard as: Rarick )

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Sen. Steve Cwodzinski

Senate, 49, DFL, sen.steve.cwodzinski@senate.mn, 651-296-1314

(Heard as: Swazinski )

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Sen. Robert Farnsworth

Senate, 7, R, sen.robert.farnsworth@senate.mn, 651-296-8436

(Heard as: Farnsworth )

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Sen. Michael Kreun

Senate, 32, R, sen.michael.kreun@senate.mn, 651-296-1282

Sen. Eric Lucero

Senate, 30, R, sen.eric.lucero@senate.mn, 651-296-5655

(Heard as: Lucero )

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Sen. Erin Maye Quade

Senate, 56, DFL, sen.erin.mayequade@senate.mn, 651-296-4120

(Heard as: Mayquaid Mayquay McQuade May Quaid )

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Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten

Senate, 66, DFL, sen.clare.oumouverbeten@senate.mn, 651-296-8866

(Heard as: Umu-Vebaton )

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Sen. Bonnie Westlin

Senate, 42, DFL, sen.bonnie.westlin@senate.mn, 651-296-8869

(Heard as: Westland )

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Noteworthy Content:

00:12:03,400 - We believe that racism exists.

00:12:38,940 - That means that the bulk of my education took place in an America where structural barriers and attitudes,

00:13:51,160 - and culturally responsive teaching

00:14:00,680 - I'd like to know what culture is going to be sustained.

00:14:03,860 - Is it going to be my culture that my parents raised me in,

00:14:22,540 - This wording looks to me like critical race theory and I know people like to pretend that

00:14:51,620 - Why is the answer to teachers of color or people of color not being able to reach a bar,

00:20:01,520 - efforts to achieve equitable outcomes for all students.

00:32:49,720 - and people of color don't have financial barriers

00:35:35,660 - and I'm coordinator of equity and inclusion for district 196,

00:41:16,860 - to the general pedagogical standards of how to teach,

00:43:10,500 - And this will help students become more enthusiastic about learning about their own culture and others' cultures.

00:47:20,100 - Our members are particularly grateful for provisions to protect culturally responsive education.

01:01:05,440 - inherently racist that's preventing students from going to college,

01:02:59,460 - the ones that represent your own culture and race.

01:08:12,100 - how does gender affect,

01:08:52,720 - which focuses on the experience and perspectives of people of color within the United States.

01:09:13,920 - and gender definitely is one of those aspects of,

01:11:30,080 - ethnic studies analyzes the ways in which race and racism have been and continue to be,

01:27:09,060 - it's perpetuated, it's a racist myth that's perpetuated,

01:29:50,700 - They just got rid of race norming in the NFL last year.

01:29:58,320 - that systemic racism continues to this day,

01:31:32,480 - a white supremacist eugenicist,

01:31:43,540 - well, we're lowering the bar, we're actually removing the racist tool that was put in place to keep black,

01:32:33,920 - like you experience racism often

01:35:12,640 - changed over the course of 100 years is a racist tool.

01:41:50,200 - I just happen to have this pedagogical test in front of me from the Minnesota teacher licensure examinations.

01:50:16,120 - who, you know, accuse the schools of engaging in critical race theory.

01:50:27,200 - Yeah, we have equity and we have problems and things I don't agree

01:51:34,320 - This is critical race theory.

01:53:32,220 - into curriculum contributions by persons in a federally protected class or protected class