A pair of state lawmakers is renewing their push for Wisconsin to bolster education on African-American history in schools.
Their bill would require the Department of Public Instruction to work with organizations to develop a model curriculum on African-American history for each grade from Kindergarten through high school. The bill would have Black history instruction incorporated into model academic standards for social studies. Representative Sheil Stubbs, one of the bills authors, said it would help students be better informed, develop empathy and an appreciation for Black perspectives and experiences.
Wisconsin currently has a state statute that requires school boards to provide students with “an understanding of human relations, particularly” about American Indians, Black Americans and Hispanics, among others.
