PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Public school students and parents are suing Rhode Island’s governor and education officials in federal court, saying the state fails to prepare young people to fully participate in civic life. The governor’s office said it has been working to fix the fundamentals in the education system and it’ll review the lawsuit. State education Commissioner Ken Wagner said in a statement that while he can’t comment on the specifics of pending legislation, he supports efforts to secure more legal protections for student access to a quality education. Education rights are civil rights, he added. The Center for Educational Equity at Columbia University’s Teachers College and the Rhode Island Center for Justice filed the lawsuit.

Source: National Post November 29, 2018 18:00 UTC