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Sen. Tammy Nichols introduces bill to add cursive proficiency benchmarks; committee votes to print
Summary
Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS32031 to add proficiency measures to existing state cursive instruction requirements, requiring cursive instruction beginning in third grade and demonstrated proficiency by the end of fifth grade; the Senate Education Committee voted to print the resolution for a hearing.
Senator Tammy Nichols introduced RS32031 to the Senate Education Committee, proposing that Idaho add clear proficiency benchmarks to the existing requirement that students be taught cursive.
Nichols said cursive instruction is already required under state standards but lacks uniform proficiency measures; RS32031 would require cursive instruction…
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