A 2021 state law requires anyone seeking a teaching license to complete “cultural competency” training. The state budget, since 2018, has included $50,000 a year to help provisionally licensed teacher

As part of a broader push to eliminate programs associated with diversity, equity, and inclusion, the U.S. Education Department has eliminated two major teacher-training programs. The cuts include two of the department’s largest discretionary programs for professional development: the $70 million -a-year Teacher Quality Partnerships program and the $80 million -a-year Supporting Effective Educator Development,