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Senate hears bill to expand McPhail’s ‘Learning with Music’ program for early‑childhood classrooms
Summary
Senate file 110 would expand McPhail Center for Music’s Learning with Music program, which trains early‑childhood educators to integrate music across the day; the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill after testimony from program directors and partner site leaders.
Senate Education Finance Committee members on March 4 heard Senate File 110, which would expand the McPhail Center for Music’s Learning with Music program that trains early‑childhood educators to use music as a tool for classroom routines, transitions and social‑emotional regulation.
Senator John Champion (sponsor) told the committee Learning with Music “uses music as a tool” to address readiness gaps faced by children experiencing economic hardship and described published research the bill’s backers say shows measurable gains in inhibitory control and school readiness. "Quality early childhood education is critical in promoting the development of our youngest learners and their future success," Champion said.
Diana Babcock, director of Sing, Play, Learn at McPhail, told the committee the…
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