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Georgia school officials will use $10 million in federal money to place reading coaches to help improve teaching in 60 low-performing elementary schools, as lawmakers continue to pressure state Superintendent

The Georgia Department of Education is placing 60 literacy coaches in elementary schools full-time to address the reading and learning needs of students in Georgia’s lowest-performing 5% of schools.

Reading is too important to allow local school systems to decide if and when they will adopt the science of reading.

A phonics-based system dubbed the “science of reading” has proven effective and should be universally adopted

CalMatters Commentary - The ability to read is foundational for all other learning but California is not doing well. Adoption of a phonics-based system dubbed the “science of reading” has

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CalMatters Commentary - The ability to read is foundational for all other learning but California is not doing well. Adoption of a phonics-based system dubbed the “science of reading” has

CalMatters Commentary - The ability to read is foundational for all other learning but California is not doing well. Adoption of a phonics-based system dubbed the “science of reading” has

Georgia school officials will use $10 million in federal money to place reading coaches in 60 low-performing elementary schools. Its the first time that the state will directly fund coaches

Reading is too important to allow local school systems to decide if and when they will adopt the science of reading.