A Ruling in a Recent Federal Class Action Suit Filed

question 15

Multiple Choice

A ruling in a recent federal class action suit filed on behalf of Detroit students in seriously underperforming schools found that ______.

• A) students have no constitutional right to literacy
• B) students can sue for a violation of their right to learn how to read
• C) the students had no standing in the class action
• D) teaching students how to read is a state responsibility

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