Highlands reports pilot LETRS gains and expands residency and alternative licensure pathways
Jul 23, 2025
New Mexico Highlands University told lawmakers its teacher-preparation faculty completed LETRS training, integrated pilot modules into reading coursework with measurable pre/post gains, and expanded a year-long teacher residency and alternative licensure program to serve nontraditional candidates across Northern New Mexico.
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New Mexico Highlands University representatives told the Legislative Education Study Committee in Las Vegas that the university has implemented science-of-reading training across teacher-preparation courses and that a spring pilot produced measurable pre/post gains in learning modules used in reading coursework.
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