MD SB916

County boards of education must align curriculum guides and courses of study with state-developed content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources, with the State Superintendent authorized to withhold funds from non-compliant districts

The State Department of Education must develop standards that include evidence-based practices, focus on marginalized student groups, and reflect the history of marginalized groups with consideration of root causes of marginalization

By January 1, 2026, the State Board must adopt antihate education curriculum standards for social studies and revise high school history content to include instruction on historically disadvantaged groups, genocide, war crimes, treatment of ethnic/religious minorities, and the transatlantic slave trade

Holocaust education content standards must be adopted for grades 4-5, middle school (roots of antisemitism), and high school (Modern World History and U.S. History)

Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, all county boards and State Board-approved nonpublic schools must establish curriculum resources aligned with the new standards; church-operated schools are encouraged but not required to include these topics