H709

K-3 Literacy and Improvement Act

Introduced·4/2/25

North Carolina H709 establishes a pilot grant program to provide teacher assistant positions in kindergarten, first, and second grades, and third.

North Carolina H709, the K-3 Literacy and Improvement Act, creates the Additional Teacher Assistant Grant Program. This program provides teacher assistant positions in participating public schools based on specific ratios: one assistant per class in kindergarten, first, and second grades, and one assistant for every three classes in third grade. The Department of Public Instruction will manage applications and select 16 participating public school units from eight educational districts.

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History

Apr 3, 2025

House

Passed 1st Reading

Apr 3, 2025

House

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Apr 2, 2025

House

Filed