<div dir="ltr">Education Week<br><br>Federal ‘Science of Reading’ Bill Advances<br><br>Two bills that would boost federal involvement in reading instruction passed out of a Senate committee on Thursday, signaling Congress’ continued interest in the “science of reading” movement.<br><br>One, the bipartisan READ Act, would put new requirements on existing federal literacy grants to support early screening for reading difficulties and evidence-based reading instruction, and shift some funding to states with the lowest reading scores.<br><br>Another, the 21st Century Dyslexia Act, would change how the reading disability dyslexia is classified under federal disability law, establishing dyslexia as its own category.<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/federal-science-of-reading-bill-advances/2026/07">https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/federal-science-of-reading-bill-advances/2026/07</a></div>