Lawmakers weigh slew of policies touching on educational goals and instructional quality

Lawmakers weigh slew of policies touching on educational goals and instructional quality

State lawmakers in Helena were reminded once again in mid-March of a troubling downward trend in literacy among Montana’s youth. Turning to oft-cited data from annual student assessments, Rep. Linda Reksten, R-Polson, informed legislative colleagues of an 11% decline in eighth-grade reading proficiency over the past two and a half decades. But having delivered that grim statistic, Reksten offered the Senate Education and Cultural Resources Commi…