Video & Transcript Research : 'phonics'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 7th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have registered Reginald Ease, representing Cloud Phonics and SELF. He's against House.
Bills: HB 28, SB 3
Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education Finance (02/12/2025)

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Restore phonics and arithmetic. Eliminate Common Core.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (02/04/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • two things: that educators are completing coursework and effective literacy instruction, including phonics
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/28/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I've seen that occur when we looked at phonics years ago and literacy in schools, and teachers were
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 15 January, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's not an additional test, but the fundamentals, the reading, the phonics fundamentals that we've
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and approval to dispense with the reading of the journal. Members introduced guests from Humphreys County and South Haven, then moved to the calendar and took up House Bill 2, a broad education-related measure. The bill was called up, the rules were suspended, and a committee substitute was adopted. An initial amendment correcting drafting errors in the charter school section and subsection numbering was then adopted without objection. Members then gave extended explanations of HB 2, describing it as a comprehensive school choice and education reform package. Supporters said the bill would create Magnolia student accounts/education savings accounts funded from existing per-pupil dollars, prioritize lower-income families, require testing and financial audits, expand special needs ESAs, and allow public-to-public transfers without a sending district veto. The bill also would expand charter schools into districts with D or F schools, create an accountability dashboard for public and private school reporting, expand the Tim Tebow Act for homeschool extracurricular participation, extend literacy and math requirements through eighth grade, adjust teacher and assistant teacher pay and retirement-related provisions, create a specialized school option program, and require a federal testing waiver. Supporters framed the measure as empowering parents while preserving public schools. During questions, members raised concerns about charter schools, the cost of the program, accountability, and whether the bill would help or harm public education. One member asked whether failing charter schools were addressed; the response was that the bill was aimed at reconstituting the system rather than directly fixing those schools. Another questioned why a child accepted for transfer could still be denied by a receiving district; the bill sponsor said districts would set and publish acceptance policies and could deny students for lack of room. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s scope and policy rationale, and the transcript does not show a final vote on passage of HB 2 in the excerpt provided.