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Coaching network looks to boost student reading scores

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To get more students reading on grade level, the Tennessee Department of Education has partnered with about 90 districts to build a network that coaches teachers how best to teach literacy skills.

The Read to be Ready coaching network, part of a $9 million investment last year to improve student reading scores, will train, re-train and seek to support more than 200 reading coaches on how to aid teachers in literacy efforts.

The year-long training sessions kicked off Monday in Knoxville. Coaches at the sessions will take the lessons back to their school districts.

Read more at our news partner’s website, tennessean.com.