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Ohio education director backs continued literacy investments, proposes universal K–3 diagnostic

3167314 · April 30, 2025
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Steve Dakin, director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, told the Senate Education Committee the executive budget continues literacy investments and would require a universal K–3 diagnostic assessment and integration of social studies and civics into English language arts instruction.

Steve Dakin, director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, told the Senate Education Committee that the executive budget continues the state’s investment in literacy and would require a universal diagnostic assessment for grades K–3 in reading and math.

The budget “builds on that previous work and makes strategic investments,” Dakin said, adding that two years ago the governor and General Assembly invested $171,000,000 to improve literacy instruction and that the executive budget proposes continued…

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