WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Banks (R-IN), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development (READ) Act to improve all children's ability to read, empowering them to achieve the American Dream.
"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," said Senator Hassan. "This bipartisan bill will build on the extensive research that shows how students learn to read most effectivel...