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Steve Scalise: “We know from other studies that kids who don't learn proficiently, especially in reading and some of the basic skills…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2022
We know from other studies that kids who don't learn proficiently, especially in reading and some of the basic skills, if they don't read, for example, by the third grade, that they are more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise emphasizes the importance of early reading proficiency for educational outcomes.

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