Teachers unions and charter school advocates are battling for the future of California's classrooms.
Teachers unions and charter school advocates are battling for the future of California's classrooms.

In summary

A suit can proceed challenging California schools over a failure to teach African-American and Latino kids to read. Eleven of the 26 lowest performing school districts in America are in California, the suit says.

Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.