The legislation will make it mandatory for K-12 schools to include Asian American and Pacific Islander history in their curriculums starting on the 2022-2023 school year
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Tuesday that will make it mandatory for K-12 schools to include Asian American and Pacific Islander history in their curriculums starting on the 2022-2023 school year. The move makes New Jersey the second state in the nation to require the curriculum change, after Illinois.
"Read MoreThe coalition spent months meeting with schools boards and teacher's unions to implement AAPI lessons in classrooms, organized rallies and met regularly with state lawmakers."All children deserve to know they belong. All children deserve to feel safe. This law will help ensure Asian Americans are represented in our great American story," said Dr. Kani Ilangovan, a member of the coalition.
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