Education (Curriculum)

Requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with any appropriate agency, to develop and implement an expanded curriculum or instruction for school districts on the history of organized and unorganized labor in the United States.

This bill requires all public schools to include age-appropriate anti-gun violence education as part of regular classroom instruction. It directly affects every public school in the state, mandating that teachers integrate this topic into their curriculum. The education department will develop or approve specific curricula and rules, allowing schools to adapt content locally while ensuring all materials meet state standards. Schools must also provide necessary facilities, time, and learning resources to implement this instruction.

Creates a computer science course requirement for graduation from high school; directs the department of education to design and implement such program.

This bill requires New York State schools to include "Staten Island's Sandy Ground community" - identified as the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the U.S. - in civic education and history curricula. It mandates that all public and private schools teach about Sandy Ground alongside other historical topics like slavery, the Holocaust, and the Irish Famine. The law directs school boards to ensure instruction on this community for students over age eight, integrating it into required courses on citizenship, diversity, and human rights. The policy change directly affects all New York schools and students, embedding this specific historical site into state-mandated curriculum standards.

Senate Bill S 7743 mandates that public schools include instruction in cursive writing as part of their standard curriculum. The bill requires that by the end of fifth grade, students are able to create readable documents using legible cursive handwriting. This legislation directly affects public school students and educators by integrating cursive instruction into the basic education program.