Philadelphia's K-8 public school students are being taught a new literacy curriculum starting in the 2024-2025 school year.

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.

Education officials say the materials were designed to be age appropriate but critics argue they repeatedly omit key context ...