Georgia state lawmakers introduced legislation aimed at improving early literacy by funding one full-time literacy coach for every school offering kindergarten through third grade.
Only around 30% of Georgia’s fourth graders were reading proficiently or better in 2024, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress standards and data.
House Bill 1193 and Senate Bill 459, both dubbed the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026, propose that funding for the beginning salary of a literacy coach come from an adjustment of the Quality Basic Education formula, which calculates state funds for Georgia public schools.
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