On Thursday, November 19, the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, chaired by U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI), will hold a hearing to review current federal literacy initiatives and explore ways to improve the reading comprehension skills of all children from birth through high school. Recent data show 69 percent of eighth graders and 65 percent of twelfth graders cannot read at or above grade level.
Archived Webcast »
Witnesses:
- Mary Kay Doré » District Student Support Services Manager Summit School District Frisco, Colorado
- Dr. Leo Gómez » Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education College of Education-The University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, Texas
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Andrés Henríquez »
Program Officer
National Program Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY -
Dr. Dorothy Strickland »
Professor Emeritus
Rutgers
the State University of New Jersey Newark, NJ - Mr. Larry Berger » CEO and Co-Founder Wireless Generation Washington, D.C.
- Ms. Sandra D. Meyers, Ed.D. » Education Associate, Reading Reading/Literacy Cadre, Delaware Department of Education Dover, DE
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