MS SB2788

Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, high school students must earn 3 credits in social studies: 1 credit in United States History, 1 credit in World History, 0.5 credit in Economics, and 0.5 credit in United States Government (which must include comparative discussion of political ideologies like communism and totalitarianism).

The United States History EOC assessment counts as 30% of the student's final course grade.

The State Department of Education must develop or approve an integrated civic education curriculum for K-12 that teaches students about their rights and responsibilities, civic participation, and the founding principles of the United States.

The Department must curate oral history resources featuring diverse individuals demonstrating civic values, including first-person accounts from victims of other nations' governing philosophies, to be used alongside the civic education curriculum (designated as the "Portraits in Patriotism Act").

School districts and public charter schools must submit integrated civic education curricula for State Department approval.