Learn about St. Louis City NAACP’s education summit to address a U.S. Dept. of Education complaint and the impact of Project 2025 on education.
St. Louis, September 23, 2024 — The St. Louis City chapter of the NAACP will host a NAACP Right to Read Educational Summit 2024:
Addressing African American Literacy Challenges in the St. Louis Region Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 6:30-8:00 PM
Monastero – Sanctuary (3050 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103)
The Summit will include a detail overview of the Complaint the NAACP filed with the U S Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights; and overview of Project 2025’s Impact on the U S Department of Education and literacy challenges and educational Outcomes.
There will also be a discussion the landmark decision, in which the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in April 2020 ruled that children have a constitutional right to literacy, dealing a remarkable victory to students. And the subsequent Settlement Agreement between the Plaintiffs and the Governor of the State of Michigan entered into on May 13, 2020.
The event is open to the public, for additional information:
St. Louis City NAACP
314-361-8600
For Media Contacts:
Adolphus M. Pruitt II, President
St. Louis City NAACP
314-479-4427
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