Every kid must be taught to read using effective, science-of-reading-based instruction and intervention.

About this proposal: This statement was drafted by the MSEG team to capture the common thread across 2 comments shared on the What's Important board at the June 1, 2026 community engagement session. The original comments appear below, unedited, so you can see exactly what was said. Read all 159 comments from the session.

What we heard

• It is important to me that the kids learn to read
• Effective reading instruction & intervention, based in the science of reading