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Senate Panel Advances Science of Reading, Dyslexia Bills with Bipartisan Support
A bipartisan-supported bill requiring states to use the science of reading in classrooms to qualify for a federal literacy grant advanced from the Senate HELP Committee. The READ Act (S.4689) aims to strengthen federal oversight of literacy instruction and includes provisions for teacher training and funding shifts. Another bill explicitly identifying dyslexia as a learning disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act also passed.
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