Education: curriculum; core academic curriculum requirements; modify. Amends sec. 1278 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278).

This bill modifies Michigan's school code to require public school districts to provide a core academic curriculum based on state-developed standards that focus strictly on academic and cognitive skills. Key provisions mandate that reading instruction for grades K-6 adhere to the science of reading and that math standards for grades K-5 be updated by a specific committee by June 2025. The legislation also requires history curricula for grades 8-12 to include learning objectives about genocide, such as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. Additionally, the bill ensures that state assessments measure only academic proficiency rather than student values or attitudes and requires special assistance for students who do not pass fourth or seventh-grade reading tests.