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Ep. 126: How a Science of Reading Bill Became a Law … in Virginia!

Sep 23, 2022

55:36

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How Did You Become Like Bad Ass Reading Science Advocates?

02:31

What Are Other States Doing to Respond to Growth Bill?

01:35

Engaging With Stakeholders in Public Education

04:13

Introduction

2min

How Did You Become Like Bad Ass Reading Science Advocates?

3min

Is Science Based Literacy the Next Big Thing?

4min

The School of Education, I'm Not Sure if It Was as Clean as It Really Was

2min

What's the Lever to Improve Literacy?

6min

The Schoolhouse Rock, How Bill Becomes a Hound

5min

What Are Other States Doing to Respond to Growth Bill?

2min

What's the One Thing You Would Change to Make Literacy Achievement Better?

5min

What's Grounding Across the Bill and the Law?

6min

10.

Virginia Literacy Act Revisited the Conversation Around Literacy

3min

11.

Is There Anything That Surprising You?

2min

12.

Engaging With Stakeholders in Public Education

4min

13.

Do You Think Transparency and Honesty Are What Made the Yes Vote 100%?

6min

14.

What Do You Love to Read?

2min

15.

Why Do You Both Do What You Love for Education or for Literacy?

7min

Virginia Delegate, Carrie Coyner, and University of Virginia Professor, Emily Solari, championed action for a bill (now a law) that put $70 million towards changing colleges of education, professional learning for educators, and curriculum and materials to align to reading science across the state of Virginia. On this podcast, they will share how they accomplished this with 100% agreement from all state representatives, regardless of political party.

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