Senate committee seeks Hawaii-specific changes before requiring ‘science of reading’ coursework for teachers
After university and DOE witnesses described ongoing literacy work, the Senate Committee on Education agreed to amend resolutions urging a required science-of-reading course to allow Hawaii-specific adaptation and to involve the dean and Board of Regents in drafting language.
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Chair Kim opened the hearing on concurrent resolutions SCR 112 and SR 105, which ask the University of Hawaiʻi system and higher‑education partners to require completion of comprehensive coursework in the science of reading for teacher‑preparation programs. "We will start off with senate concurrent resolution 112 and SR 105," the chair said at the outset of the hearing.
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