Bill > H146

This bill, titled "Back to Basics," amends North Carolina's General Statutes (G.S.) 115C-81, which outlines the standard course of study for public schools. Specifically, it mandates that by the end of fifth grade, public schools must provide instruction in cursive writing to ensure students can produce readable documents with legible cursive handwriting. Additionally, the bill requires that students enrolled in public schools memorize multiplication tables to demonstrate proficiency in efficiently multiplying numbers. These changes are effective upon becoming law and apply starting with the 2013-2014 school year.