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State education leaders press Legislature to fund dyslexia supports, mandate LETRS training
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State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh and State Superintendent Michael Rice told the Michigan House Oversight Committee the department needs recurring funding and statutory changes to implement new dyslexia and literacy requirements and expand teacher training.
State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh and Michigan State Superintendent for Public Instruction Michael Rice testified before the Michigan House Committee on Oversight about the department’s push to close literacy gaps and implement recently passed dyslexia and literacy laws.
Pugh told the committee the department has produced a Michigan dyslexia handbook, expanded LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional development, and created state-level guidance tied to PA 146 and PA 147. “PA 146 and PA 147 are going to be game changers in this state,” Pugh said, adding that the Michigan Department of Education will publish a list of evidence-based tier 1 reading curricula by Jan. 1, 2026, and that districts must select assessments…
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