On July 19, 2023, the Wisconsin legislature enacted 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 (“Act 20”) which fundamentally shifted early childhood reading assessment and readiness for Wisconsin School Districts. At the statewide level, Act 20 required the Department of Public Instruction (“DPI”) to create the “Office of Literacy” to recommend science-based literacy curricula and instruction materials for…
Kentucky Federal District Court Opinion On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky struck down the 2024 Title IX regulations nationwide. State of Tennessee et. al., v. Michael Cardona, et. al., Case: 2:24-cv-00072-DCR-CJS(E.D. Ky. Jan. 9, 2025). Specifically, the Kentucky court held that the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) exceeded its authority, engaged…
As the title of this article might suggest, our modern world is inundated with acronyms. One frequently discussed lately is DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). To some, DEI is little more than a recognition of what the United States is all about, freedom and equality. To others it is an unnecessary government intrusion on First…