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State funds books for a new reading requirement
What happened
BESE approved $2 million for schools to buy books from LDOE’s classic literature list as they prepare for a required-reading policy in 2027–28.
Why it matters to families
The books students read may change. The minutes do not list the titles or show which books schools have bought.
The evidence
August19 minutes,item8.5.31, approve the allocation for August24,2026–June30,2027, from the State General Fund. The rulemaking docket describes at least one full-length listed work each year with teacher guidance, but its emergency-rule date conflicts with meeting records; no exact adoption date is asserted here.
The source
Louisiana BESE approved minutes — 2026-08-19See the full record for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).
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