Senate panel unanimously backs broader K–12 civics alignment and open resources plan

Mar 2, 2026

Committee approved the second substitute of HB 312 to align civics across grades, require U.S. History 1/2 sequencing, promote spiral curriculum and develop high‑quality open educational resources (subject to appropriation).

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The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed the second substitute of House Bill 312, a package of curriculum and standards modifications intended to strengthen civics and history instruction across K–12 grades and to develop open educational resources for teachers.

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