SB 748 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Teach Critical Thinking in Elementary.

SB 748 requires North Carolina public elementary schools (grades K-5) to include critical thinking instruction in their curriculum, shifting focus from memorization to evaluating information. The bill amends state education statutes to mandate this change, affecting all K-5 public schools and their curriculum planning. It takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year. The law does not alter existing subjects but adds critical thinking as a required component of instruction.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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This bill update reflects a transition from the initial filing stage to the first edition of Senate Bill 748. The changes include formatting updates, removal of internal reference numbers, and addition of the bill's referral information to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee dated March 26, 2025. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new requirements were introduced in this version.

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Updated bill reference number from DRS35232-NG-92 to S748-v-1 to reflect the new edition version.

Added referral information indicating the bill was sent to the Rules and Operations of the Senate on March 26, 2025.

Removed the 'Filed Senate' header and internal tracking numbers that were present in the initial filing version.

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Mar 26, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 25, 2025

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