A 3937 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the incorporation of structured, explicit, language and evidence-based approaches to literacy instruction for prospective teachers

Summary
Requires the commissioner of education to establish and enforce rules and regulations to incorporate at least a three credit course devoted to the instructional techniques necessary for effective literacy instruction which shall include delivering structured, systematic, explicit, evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading for prospective teachers.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO EDUCATION
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Jan 30, 2025
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REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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