80% of Minnesota’s school districts educate children who speak a language other than English at home. 24 languages are involved… everything from Hindi (2 districts) to Spanish (181 districts).
Here’s a map that shows the Diversity in Minnesota students’ home primary language, in 2007-2008. The smaller Minnesota map titled Percent of students that primarily speak a language other than English at home paints an interesting picture of where the growing pockets of diversity are located across Minnesota.
How has the boom in Minnesota’s diverse population impacted your community’s schools? Has this been treated as more of a challenge or an opportunity?
How has it affected workforce development — opportunity & challenge?
Kate Searls, from the RurbMN Team
Filed under: Education, Workforce Development | Tagged: Diversity, Education, Minnesota, rural, urban, Workforce Development
