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House adopts conference report expanding reading and math coaches, adds civics and financial literacy components
Summary
The House approved a conference report on SB 2294 to extend reading and math coaching through eighth grade, add civics and financial literacy content, and emphasize remedial support rather than retention; members were told MDE will oversee implementation and the report passed unanimously in recorded vote.
The House adopted the conference report on Senate Bill 2294, a package the sponsor described as extending reading and math coaching through the eighth grade and adding civics and financial‑literacy components under Mississippi Department of Education oversight.
A sponsor framed the measure as a cornerstone program to improve reading and math outcomes and said it is designed to give students remedial supports without automatically retaining children. "They're not being held back as long as they will be getting remedial," the sponsor said while explaining that the policy aims to keep students in school and support retention through remediation.
The conference report was adopted by recorded vote, 121 ayes and 0 nays. The sponsor said MDE will administer the programs and that language adjustments were primarily technical and did not change the substantive intent.
