State Superior Court Judge David Lee ruled that North Carolina has failed to provide students with their Constitutional guarantee to a sound basic education.
Blocking mask mandates prevents Texas school leaders from complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act and spending American Rescue Plan funds to support in-person instruction, judge rules
Among the books cited as possibly pornographic are "Lawn Boy," which refers to oral sex between boys, and "Losing the Girl," which features LGBTQ characters.
Texas districts now face a criminal investigation into the "availability of pornographic material that serves no educational purpose" as the state moves to more rigorously regulate the content of library books.
A North Carolina judge has scheduled a hearing that could conclude with him taking the extraordinary step of ordering $1.7 billion be spent on addressing inequities in public education.
We don't have time to teach based only on good intentions and hope. We need to tap into the research evidence on how we can best help all students read with strong comprehension.