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Committee backs Science of Reading Act to align federal literacy grants with phonics-based instruction
Education and Labor: House Committee · March 17, 2026
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Summary
The committee agreed to an amendment in the nature of a substitute to HR 7890, the Science of Reading Act, directing federal literacy funds toward evidence-based reading practices (phonics, phonemic awareness) while preserving local control and protections for English learners and students with disabilities.
Representative McKenzie, sponsor of the Science of Reading Act (HR 7890), described the ANS as aligning federal comprehensive literacy grants with evidence-based components of reading instruction: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and…
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