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This bill modifies requirements for social studies education in elementary and secondary schools by integrating social studies content into literacy instruction for early grades (kindergarten through grade 3), requiring regular social studies instruction in elementary grades (kindergarten through grade 6) with specific standards for history, geography, civics, and economics, and mandating comparative instruction on government systems, including communism, in secondary grades, alongside a deeper study of American history and government, including founding documents and principles, with an emphasis on the American experiment in self-governance. Additionally, the bill allows for the approval of external courses to fulfill financial and economic literacy requirements, expands the definition of acceptable art or fine arts courses for credit, and establishes a repeal date for ethnic studies core standards and curriculum requirements.

Education

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