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Tennessee House passes ‘success sequence’ curriculum bill after extended floor debate
Summary
The Tennessee House approved legislation to add instruction on the so-called "success sequence" to family-life curriculum, rejecting an amendment that would have accounted for economic barriers to achievement.
The Tennessee House passed Senate Bill 471 on third and final consideration after members debated whether the bill’s guidance belonged in school curriculum.
Supporters said the measure — which directs instruction that following a sequence of finishing high school, obtaining employment, marrying and then starting a family often correlates with reduced likelihood of poverty — offers straightforward, research-based guidance for students. Chairman Curtous Bolsa, the bill’s sponsor, moved passage on the floor.
Opponents and at least…
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