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Watered-down bill makes phonics-based reading instruction optional in California
The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional.
As reading scores fall, states turn to phonics — but not without a fight
As states rush to address falling literacy scores, a new kind of education debate in state legislatures is taking hold: not ...
The ‘science of reading’ won’t be required in California schools, at least for now
Some teachers and advocates objected to a plan to require phonics instruction in K-12 schools. The latest deal makes it optional.