Listen Frontier: Oklahoma lawmakers want to improve reading scores. A bipartisan group hopes to keep them on track.
Oklahoma has spent years trying to figure out how to get more kids reading at grade level. And while lawmakers have passed a number of reforms over the years, making those reforms stick has been a different challenge.
Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying something a little different.
The newly formed Oklahoma Reading Caucus brings Republicans and Democrats together to oversee the implementation of the Strong Readers Act, monitor student performance and make adjustments as needed.
The idea is pretty simple: Improving reading scores won't happen overnight, and lawmakers need to stick…
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