Young Georgia students could soon get a hand hitting the books after the Legislature sent a literacy overhaul to the governor’s desk Tuesday.
Both chambers unanimously passed a compromise version of House Bill 1193, which would place a specialized educator called a literacy coach in every school that teaches kindergarten to third grade.
The bill was the top priority of House Speaker Jon Burns as a reaction to Georgia’s low third grade reading scores. More than 60% of Georgia third graders do not read proficiently, according to the Georgia Council on Literacy.
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