WyomingResolution would ask Wyoming’s education board for lessons on ideologies’ harms
The proposed resolution would ask Wyoming’s state education board to set social studies learning goals examining harms of communism, fascism, and socialism.
What it does
The proposed resolution would ask Wyoming’s state education board to add social studies learning goals about harms of communism, fascism, and socialism in the 20th and 21st centuries. The request would not be binding.
Argument forIf the board follows the request, students could learn about historical abuses and how political systems can affect personal freedom.
Argument againstIf the board follows the request, focusing lessons on harms could give students less room to examine competing views of these ideologies.
More detail
The proposed resolution would ask the Wyoming state board of education to add social studies learning goals examining these ideologies’ negative consequences. The requested learning goals would cover communism, fascism, and socialism in the 20th and 21st centuries. The resolution would request the changes without requiring the board to make them. The resolution suggests considering the changes during the board’s scheduled review of standards. It sets no deadline.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 14H Did not Consider for IntroductionLatest
- Feb 11H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 11Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
Education