“Sarah Froehlke, a policy analyst at Zero to Five Montana, spoke in support of the bill at a committee hearing earlier in the week. According to Zero to Five Montana, 46 percent of Montana kids are reading at or above grade level.
‘This bill provides an opportunity to look at early learning in Montana and find opportunities for improvement for our families and youngest learners,’ Froehlke said.”
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