December 1, 2023: Curriculum Update Available!
Please download and replace your PDF copy of the curriculum with this required update, which includes minor fixes to linked resources. See changelog for details.
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Updated December 1, 2021
Changelog: What's new in this revision?
In the News: Hamden Library Podcast: Teaching Black History
The Hamden Library Podcast’s discussed the CT African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Curriculum, and includes interviews with people involved in the curriculum’s development as well as those currently teaching it to CT students.
Listen to the podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1846599/12172116
In the News: Connecticut introduces Black and Hispanic studies class to high school curriculums
News 8 recently featured the Black and Hispanic Studies Curriculum in a news story that included remarks from Governor Lamont, teachers and staff, and students who are taking the course.
Watch the story here: https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/connecticut-introduces-black-and-hispanic-studies-class-to-high-school-curriculums/#new_tab
“Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.”