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A Comprehensive Reading Plan Is The Only Way To Address Our Early Literacy Crisis
The facts on California's student reading achievement are grim: It is a "threat to our democracy itself," the report states.

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The facts on California's student reading achievement are grim: It is a "threat to our democracy itself," the report states.

In question, the report states, are "two newly introduced bills that could significantly change the early-education landscape."
That's because four initiatives, which would have had varying degrees of impact on public schools, seemed headed for the November ballot.
The report indicates the state university system "does a poor job" of paying certain employees.