READ Act
Sen. Cassidy and Sen. Hassan Push Bipartisan READ Act to Overhaul How Schools Teach Reading
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review. It is considered active, but there are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time. The bill does not currently have a companion bill in the House of Representatives.
Legislative Progress
The bill has strong support from both parties and addresses a widely recognized problem, but federal mandates on local school curriculum often face pushback.
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
Families who speak languages other than English would benefit from bilingual literacy instruction provisions and the requirement that parent notifications be provided in the family's primary language. The bill supports evidence-based biliteracy development aligned with the science of reading.
“supporting evidence-based bilingual literacy instruction, including biliteracy development aligned with the science of reading”
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
READ Act
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