New Jersey students will learn Latino and Hispanic history under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Tuesday.

The law requires the State Board of Education to adopt new social studies learning standards that include sections on Latino and Hispanic history and calls on local school boards to insert lessons on the same in their curriculums.

“Through today’s bill signing, we are cementing the legacy of New Jersey’s Latino and Hispanic communities,” Murphy said in a statement. “By teaching students about their neighbors, we are raising a more informed next generation of future leaders in the Garden State.”

The law, which cleared the Senate in a unanimous vote and saw a single no vote in the lower chamber from Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-Monmouth), requires the Department of Education to pr

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