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Lawmakers pass bill aimed at teaching 'American principles'

WUKY | By Associated Press

Published March 25, 2022 at 9:59 AM EDT

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Republican State Senator Max Wise stands at his desk on the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, aimed at incorporating a series of historical documents and speeches into the classroom work by Kentucky students — a response to the national debate over critical race theory. Sen. Wise, the bill's lead sponsor, said it offers a “guide” for school work based on a “more positive set of American principles.” (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill designating a set of historical documents and speeches to incorporate into classroom work. It's a response to the national debate over critical race theory.

The sweeping education measure cleared the state Senate on a 21-15 vote Thursday. The bill now goes to Gov. Andy Beshear. The measure also would shift principal hiring and curriculum setting authority to superintendents and away from school-based decision-making councils. House lawmakers inserted the hotly debate civics instruction provisions into what had been a school governance measure designated as a top priority by the Senate.