Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Groundbreaking Early Learning and Literacy Legislation On May 4, 2021, in News Releases, by Staff
Vero Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 419 that makes historic improvements to state accountability for early learning programs. Additionally, he signed HB 7011 creating a statewide progress monitoring tool to quickly understand VPK-8th grade student’s academic progress in real-time and rapidly identify personalized interventions for students that need additional support, with the goal of having 90 percent of Florida’s third graders reading on grade level by 2030.
“As a parent of three young children, I know how important it is that parents have access to high quality early learning programs,”