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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Sneha Dey

Texas’ youngest learners are behind in math and reading. A pair of bills aims to get them back on track.

At the Waco Central Library, Ellis Pittman, five, looks for a book to take home on April 5, 2024. Pittman had just started reading.
At the Waco Central Library, Ellis Pittman, 5, looks for a book to take home on April 5, 2024. The Texas House and Senate have approved similar bills meant to help Texas' youngest learners with reading and math. (Credit: Greta Díaz González Vázquez/The Texas Tribune)

Texas lawmakers want to help young learners who are lagging behind in math and reading, an early setback that threatens to derail their path to high school graduation.

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