Testimony to the House Public Education Committee and the Senate Education Committee
The testimony addresses interim charges on strategies to improve early literacy and numeracy.
For policymakers to ensure that more Texas students perform at grade level or higher in reading, writing, and math, the Legislature should prioritize strategies that:
1) strengthen the state’s pre-k program,
2) improve educational environments for the state’s emergent bilingual students, and
3) increase access to high-quality child care.
Our testimony outlines the opportunities in these three areas and closes with recommendations for the Legislature.
“The data show Texas students are much more likely to be kindergarten-ready and demonstrate early literacy skills if they attend pre-k.”
