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Today marks the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day, first proclaimed by @UNESCO In 1966 to remind people around the world of "the critical importance of literacy for creating a more literate, just, peaceful and sustainable society." This year the theme is “Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity." Throughout the day, we’ll be highlighting schools across the country that are beating the odds in teaching kids to read. Is your school a Bright Spot? Find out here: the74million.org/article/the…

“Colorado is not trying to change what they teach,” @DerekWBlack of @UofSCLaw said about the state’s rule requiring religious preschools not to deny admission to LGBTQ families. “They're just saying ‘Admit this kid.’” buff.ly/lKu73l5

Lawmakers believe consolidation can boost academic performance in long-struggling districts. Rural communities believe they can exacerbate inequity. Via @MSTODAYnews buff.ly/oEbdk3R

New tax on the ballot would give charter schools nearly $50 million for the first time, but leave Indianapolis school district with budget woes buff.ly/PUZzH4g

Michigan’s reading scores have been falling since 2015, with the biggest decline coming during the pandemic years. Those scores haven't improved, according to state data. Via @chalkbeat buff.ly/2b2oVOe

Barriers Before the Bell: Following a shooting at the University of Las Vegas Nevada, Madi Reyes struggled with her mental health and ultimately dropped out buff.ly/ImrH4fr

74 contributor Conor Williams says the “dormant decade” for serious K-12 policymaking is over, pointing to the recently released ‘Ten Commitments for Public Education’ by big tent coalition EdPWR buff.ly/ZCLwcm2

Poole: My niece moved to a school across town in Washington, D.C., and it taught me a lesson about educational inequality buff.ly/hMXp3kA

.@EdSecMcMahon has accused school districts of not properly addressing child sexual abuse. A lawsuit in Maryland makes the same allegations against her during her time at @WWE buff.ly/efl1oQy

These Trump voters with buyer’s remorse have to figure out if they’re still Republican and if they like politics at all, one poli sci professor said the74million.org/article/as-…

Two school board members are throwing mud over parental rights, Title IX and their track records but agree an ‘outdated’ funding formula has to change buff.ly/luRysSF

Taubman & Kern: In our Newark class, we think of artificial intelligence as analogous to cars: empowering, ubiquitous and potentially dangerous buff.ly/KqVLOVa

Barriers Before the Bell: A 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School, less than 40 miles from Houston, killed 10 people, including two of Ky’s best friends. Read Ky’s story here: buff.ly/EEnvWUe

Democrats are on track to take a majority of governorships for the first time since 2010. From vouchers in Florida to rural districts in Alaska, here’s what a blue wave could mean for schools buff.ly/KVCrhmD

More than 80% of students engaged when an #AI tutor popped up, new study shows, but about 1 in 5 never replied. “We need to figure out how to motivate students who aren’t motivated,” @helloeedi’s Bibi Groot tells @gtoppo buff.ly/xCywqjE

On Tuesday, #SCOTUS will hear a Colorado dispute over a state law that says state-funded pre-K programs can’t discriminate against LGBTQ families in admissions. @lrj417 reports.

Rodriguez: Children do not need to be the target of immigration enforcement to be harmed by it. Witnessing it, or fearing it, is enough buff.ly/MultUHY

Dalton: Instead of fighting over which families deserve help, let’s build and fund a childcare system flexible enough to support them all buff.ly/4hjAlv2

“They think it was tough dealing with (him)? Wait til they have to deal with me. I’m going to be his greatest advocate,” the wife of a Child Victims Act plaintiff who died just weeks before the NY archdiocese settlement was announced buff.ly/skkZhei

The case moves forward as advocates argue the Department of Education is not adequately addressing sexual assault complaints in schools and colleges buff.ly/hoOLj3J

Teachers union locals from New York to California are focusing on statewide races and issues, while national union targets Senate seats in battleground states buff.ly/Cck6O16