As our district continues working to meet Minnesota’s ethnic studies requirements, we are pleased to offer a thoughtful solution that satisfies the state mandate while honoring our commitment to keeping moral and ideological questions in the hands of parents.

The Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) has developed a high-quality curriculum that we believe would be an excellent fit for Anoka-Hennepin Schools. This curriculum focuses on bringing students together through shared values and common humanity, rather than emphasizing the issues that divide us.

From FAIR’s website:
“FAIR’s Many Stories, One Nation is a comprehensive high school Ethnic Studies course that examines American history and identity through the lived experiences of diverse and historically underrepresented groups within the unifying framework of America’s founding principles.

Students explore how Indigenous peoples, Black, Asian and Latino Americans, multiracial Americans, women, immigrants, and religious minorities have shaped—and been shaped by—the American experiment. By grounding these stories in historical evidence and pluralistic principles, FAIR’s curriculum explores how injustice and progress have shaped the American experience.”

We encourage parents to check out the curriculum here, and send feedback to our school board members.