Native American history would be latest public schools requirement under bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker expected to sign
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The state House passed the bill Wednesday by an 81-31 vote after it was approved by the Senate, 44-8.by the Illinois legislature. In 2021, the lawmakers passed a bill requiring that Asian American history be taught, making Illinois the first state in the nation to do so. Before that, lawmakers passed requirements for teaching Black history, which followed laws requiring lessons about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.“Gov.
Sen. Seth Lewis, a Bloomingdale Republican, was among those opposing the bill, arguing there are already too many curriculum requirements for schools and teachers. “That means that a school board can decide to take two hours to do this, they can take two days, they can take two weeks,” McConchie said.Some supporters saw allowing school districts to determine the time that will be spent as a curriculum as a problem that could keep such history from getting its due, but West said the language was necessary because the state has a local mandate on what the school’s curriculum looks like.
“Last year, the same committee did not approve Italian American history that was the exact same language because it was a mandate and there was a cost,” he said during the House floor debate, while also referencing the statues of Columbus thatThe bill mandates students in elementary school begin learning about Native American history including Native American contributions to art and politics, while older students must also learn about darker parts of that history, including the “genocide of...
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