Schools would not be required to use the state materials, but districts that do so would receive up to $60 per student to purchase and print them.

Graduates walk in procession to graduation ceremonies at Maloney High School in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

We certainly can’t risk letting students read their textbooks. Who knows what questionable ideas they might find?

The new curriculum is grounded in research on how kids best learn to read. But it will take teachers time to learn which ...