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Senate approves narrow Read Act fix to allow reduced instructional hours for teacher training
Summary
The Minnesota Senate passed Senate File 334 as amended, a targeted change to the Read Act allowing certain instructional-hour reductions in 2025–26 so districts can provide teacher training required under the Read Act; an A2 amendment clarified the change applies to secondary schools for 2025–26.
Senators on Monday passed Senate File 334, a limited amendment to the Read Act that lets school districts reduce instructional hours in the 2025–26 school year to make time for teacher training required by the Read Act.
The bill, presented by Senator Maquade, was advanced as a ‘‘short and simple’’ piece of the larger literacy law. ‘‘This bill would allow districts to reduce instructional hours for students in the 2526 school year in order to make time for teacher training that is required by the…
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