Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to develop a curriculum on Black history and Black literature to be used by school districts

Summary

The bill directs the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop curriculum frameworks for Black history and Black literature and orders the state board to set performance standards for these subjects starting in the 2027‑28 school year. It would require every student to earn one credit in each subject after ninth grade before receiving a diploma, with a waiver for out‑of‑state transfers. The measure did not pass.

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