Education - Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program - Establishment (Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program Act)
What this bill does
Establishing the Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program within the State Department of Education to provide free, open-source phonics learning materials to be used by adults to tutor students; requiring the Department to periodically review the open-source phonics learning materials to ensure the materials are consistent with best practices in literacy education, including the science of reading; and requiring the Governor each fiscal year to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $150,000 to the Program.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Johns, Byron | Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parker, Erin | Decoding Dyslexia | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schultz, Laura | Decoding Dyslexia Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stocker, Catherine | MCCPTA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spurlock, Katherine | Open Source Phonics | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baccus, Ayanna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Korman, Marc | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Korman, Marc | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Paris, Jaclyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parker, Erin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schwartz, Rona | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schwartz, Rona | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spurlock, Katie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |