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House education committee advances bill requiring comprehensive Black history standards
Summary
The Colorado House Education Committee on Wednesday adopted three amendments and voted 8–5 to send House Bill 25‑11‑49, which would direct the State Board of Education to adopt standards for Black historical and cultural studies in K‑12, to the Appropriations Committee after wide testimony from educators, advocates and critics.
Representative J. English, sponsor of House Bill 25‑11‑49, opened the Education Committee hearing by describing the bill as a statewide effort to require comprehensive Black historical and cultural studies in K‑12 social studies standards.
"House Bill 25 11 49 is a step toward healing, understanding and unity," English told the committee, arguing the measure would ensure students learn a fuller account of American history.
The bill would create a Black Historical and Cultural Studies Advisory Committee to recommend developmental standards to the State Board of Education and require the board to adopt and implement those recommendations in the social studies standards cycle. The committee adopted three sponsor amendments (L001, L002 and L003) that align the new standards’ timeline with the board’s six‑year standards cycle, require the State Board of Education to implement—rather than merely…
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