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Committee advances math bill that requires early screeners and new teacher-prep coursework
Summary
The House Education Committee adopted an amendment and gave a do-pass to Senate Bill 29, which creates a statewide math framework with early screening and family notification and requires additional mathematics methods coursework for teacher preparation pathways. Supporters cited low proficiency and workforce needs; districts urged more study on timeline and capacity.
Representative Sarnana presented Senate Bill 29 as a statewide framework to strengthen mathematics instruction by increasing teacher preparation requirements, creating statewide instructional leadership, requiring LEA professional learning plans and introducing screening and family notification for K–3 numeracy.
The committee adopted an amendment, modeled on SB37’s parent-notification language, to require districts to provide parents with written progress reports…
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