Senators are acting on 3 education bills affecting testing, reading and teacher shortages
RALEIGH -- Senate leader Phil Berger acknowledged “some disappointments” in an effort to improve reading among elementary-school children, but asked senators to move ahead with that program in a modified form.
Proposed legislation overhauling the Read To Achieve program was among several bills backed Wednesday by the state Senate Education Committee with no opposition. Others deal with encouraging retired teachers to return and reducing the number of tests given to students.
The changes for retired teachers and Read To Achieve, the state’s program for trying to get students reading by the end of third grade, are both sponsored by Berger. He made a rare appearance at the Education Committee on Wednesday to lobby for his legislation.
The bills will go to other committees before being voted on by the full Senate.
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