Education, Curriculum - As introduced, clarifies that local education agencies and public charter schools shall instruct students about the formation of the governments of the United States and Tennessee using federal and state foundational documents at the appropriate grade level and consistent with social studies standards adopted by the state board. - Amends TCA Title 49.
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Summary
The bill amends state law to require every local education agency and public charter school to teach students how the United States and Tennessee governments were formed. Instruction must use federal and state foundational documents, be delivered at the appropriate grade level, and follow the social studies standards adopted by the state board. The goal is to provide consistent civics education across Tennessee.
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