Curriculum Advocacy - Connecticut
In May 2022, during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Connecticut State Legislature passed House Bill 5282, which requires AAPI studies to be implemented into the state curriculum by the 2025-26 school year. The bill will also provide about $150,000 in state funding for a curriculum specialist and other staff with the state Department of Education. Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to sign the bill into law.
Bill Text 2022HB-05282-R02-HB.PDF (ct.gov)
Co-sponsors
Similar Bills
Public Act 19-12 (passed in 2019)
State Government Press Release on Public Act 19-12
Black and Latino Studies Curriculum Website
Other Connecticut Bills on Curriculum:
- Proposed S.B. No. 249 (submitted 01/22/2021)
An Act Concerning The Inclusion of Native American Studies In the Social Studies Curriculum C G A (ct.gov)
- Connecticut has around two dozen bills about curriculum, ranging from reading, climate change, mental health, to cursive writing and professional education.
Media Coverage
05/06/2022 Connecticut joins growing list of states pushing for Asian American studies (nbcnews.com)
04/29/2022 State legislature set to pass first in nation AAPI studies legislation – Yale Daily News
02/26/2021 Hartford Courant: Senators push to mandate Asian American studies in Connecticut public schools amid surge of racist attacks – Hartford Courant
04/22/2021 CT Post: Senate passes bill to reduce hate crimes against Asian Americans (ctpost.com)
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