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Legislature proposes less funding for literacy training - The Sentinel

Leaders of the Kansas House Committee on Higher Education Budget are declining to answer questions about stripping $8 million in funding from the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy. Passed in the 2024 state legislative session, the Blueprint — which had overwhelming bipartisan support — not only enshrined the evidence-based method of teaching literacy called the “Science of Reading” in state law but set aggressive targets for student achievement impr…