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Ohio Senate approves 'success sequence' curriculum requirement after heated debate
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The Ohio Senate on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 156, directing the Department of Education and Workforce to develop standards and a model curriculum for a "success sequence" for grades 6–12, by a 24–9 vote.
The Ohio Senate on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 156, directing the Department of Education and Workforce to develop standards and a model curriculum for a so‑called “success sequence” for students in grades 6 through 12, by a 24–9 vote.
Supporters said the short curriculum — which encourages graduating high school, obtaining full‑time work and marrying before having children — is a low‑cost, practical step to give students tools to avoid long‑term poverty. Opponents said the proposal overemphasizes individual behavior, underplays structural causes of poverty and risked presenting the sequence as the only path to success.
Senator Joe Catrona, the bill sponsor, framed the measure as a state obligation to provide guidance to young people. “We have an obligation…
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