It was the first civil rights case brought under a state constitution to establish a right of access to literacy.
A group of students and teachers just won $53 million from California in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit arguing the state had not done enough to ensure students learned how to read.accepted by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rupert A. Byrdsong, calls on state officials to introduce legislation that will establish a $50 million block grant program.
“Access to literacy is not just the cornerstone of education,” Rosenbaum said. “It is the cornerstone of our democracy.”The lawsuit was filed in 2017 on behalf of current and former students and teachers at three low-performing elementary schools: La Salle Avenue Elementary in Los Angeles; Van Buren Elementary in Stockton; and the charter school Children of Promise Preparatory Academy in Inglewood.
Vicky Waters, press secretary for California Gov. Gavin Newsom , said the settlement builds on $600 million in investments Newsom has proposed for low-performing schools with a high percentage of low-income students.Literacy coaches
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