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Tennessee House approves bill adding "success sequence" guidance to family-life curriculum amid sharp debate
Summary
The House passed a bill to add instruction on the so-called "success sequence" to family-life curriculum, prompting debate over whether the approach overlooks structural barriers to economic opportunity.
The Tennessee House on April 8 approved legislation to add instruction on the so-called "success sequence" — a line of steps that includes finishing high school, getting a job, marrying and having children later — to family-life education in schools.
Chairman Bolsow, sponsor of the measure on the House floor, said the bill "builds on research and data that our U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has collected" and told colleagues the sequence offers students a path to "economic opportunity and lift themselves out of poverty." "With that, mister speaker, I stand ready for…
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