In 2021, Texas banned critical race theory from public schools. The academic theory probes the way policies and laws uphold systemic racism, such as in education, housing or criminal justice. Many conservatives have conflated the theory with equity or diversity efforts in schools.

Superintendent Anmarie Swanstrom's already impoverished California district will lose a significant chunk of its budget if Congress does not renew the Secure Rural Schools Act, a longstanding program for schools in forested counties.

"Increased exposure to same-race teachers is associated with improved course grades, attendance, grit and self-management, and the likelihood of being selected for gifted-and-talented programs," FutureEd's report says.

House Republicans want to expand the state’s voucher program to cover the cost of private schools to families making as much as $220,000