Opponents of the strike have argued that the action took learning time away from students who are already academically behind as a result of the pandemic.
From providing students of color with equal access to education, to founding a social service agency to help lower-income children and families secure affordable housing, Katherine and Hubie Jones were key leaders in child advocacy.
The committee referred the legislation for further study, a move that typically derails a bill from moving forward in a legislative session and is sometimes used as a way for lawmakers to quietly kill legislation without taking a position on it.