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Committee backs $5 million literacy-training bill requiring 'science of reading' coaching for K–3 teachers
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 1069, which would require the Idaho Department of Education to provide ongoing professional development in the science of reading to kindergarten-through-third-grade teachers and elementary administrators and asks for a $5 million ongoing appropriation.
The Senate Education Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1069 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after sponsor Senator Van Burton Shaw described the bill as a requirement that the Idaho Department of Education provide professional development in the "science of reading" and related evidence-based practices for all teachers and elementary administrators serving students in kindergarten through third grade.
Senator Van Burton Shaw told the committee the proposal would amend Idaho Code and require the department to provide professional development and align existing literacy dollars with evidence-based reading instruction. "This bill requires a…
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