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Maggie Hassan: “In the greatest country in the world, we cannot resign ourselves to the fact that many children still struggle to read…”

On the recordJune 9, 2026
In the greatest country in the world, we cannot resign ourselves to the fact that many children still struggle to read at grade level and that only one in three students leave high school as proficient readers.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of literacy in education.

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