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New Bill Funds Phonics-Based Instruction, But Avoids Mandates
Season 2025
Episode 363
State lawmakers reworked a bill that now seeks to provide funding for phonics-based instruction in K-12 classrooms without requiring schools or teachers to implement it.
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