By Edward Henderson, California Black Media

Facing a Sept. 13 deadline to pass and submit bills for the 2024–25 legislative session, California lawmakers advanced several key measures to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

Among them are five education bills that could bring significant changes to classrooms across the state if enacted.

The Governor has until Oct. 13 to sign or veto all legislation. The bills that Newsom does not veto before that deadline will automatically become state law.

Here are five education bills you should know about.

SB 510 (Sen. Laura Richardson, D-Inglewood) – This bill requires the Instructional Quality Commission to consider including content on the historical, social, economic, and political contributions of African Americans during the Spanish colonization of Ca

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