In December 2017, CADRE joined Public Counsel, Fathers & Families of San Joaquin, parents, students, and teachers in filing suit against the State of California to ensure that we no longer ignore this literacy crisis. The lawsuit, Ella T. v. State of California, is a civil rights lawsuit that seeks to defend California students’ constitutional right to access literacy.

On February 13th we held a forum at the CADRE office named the South L.A. Community Forum on California’s Literacy Crisis. Forum attendees learned about the lawsuit and participated in a community discussion about educational equality and literacy in South LA schools.