The lawsuit claims that the Education Department's Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Program Framework Guidelines issued in November 2022 violate state regulatory review law, infringe on the filers' religious and free speech rights, and usurp the school boards' authority to determine their own curriculum.
In just two years as superintendent of Ankeny Community School District in Iowa, Erick Pruitt has led his team in producing a five-year strategic plan, a profile of a graduate and a DEI framework.
"Schools are the gateway to needed services for many young people," according to the CDC. "Schools can provide health, behavioral and mental health services directly or establish referral systems to connect to community sources of care."
Fourteen new charter schools could open in New York City under a plan lawmakers are close to finalizing as part of the state budget. The potential deal would mark the first charter expansion in years.
Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent who criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the educator of violating several statutes and DeSantis directives and allowing his "personal political views" to guide his leadership.
