Committee hears evidence and support for removing state Reading Recovery training requirement
Lawmakers heard testimony supporting repeal of state-level Reading Recovery training (HB 1529). Sponsors and tutors argued the program yields only short-term gains and the state has shifted to science-of-reading training; the Department of Education said it has not supported the program for over a decade.
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Representative Kristin Noble introduced House Bill 1529 to repeal the state training program for Reading Recovery, telling the committee the program has at best short‑term benefits and the Department has moved to 'Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling' aligned with the science of reading.
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