A bill aimed at combating the sharp decline in Delaware’s literacy rates since 2002 swept through the General Assembly. It unanimously passed the Senate Tuesday, following a unanimous vote in the House last week. “I predict that in 10 years we are going to be in the top 10 states in reading proficiency because of what we’re doing here …
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A bill requiring the state’s public schools to use techniques and materials employing the science of reading is headed to the Senate floor. Delaware has a literacy problem, and Sen. Laura Sturgeon is trying to fix it by having schools teach using the science of reading. Her Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 4, which requires Delaware schools …
