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Rep. Kelly urges urgent action on literacy bill as committee adopts training requirement
Summary
The House Education and Workforce Committee adopted an H-1 substitute to HB 5646 requiring teacher-preparation programs to include science-of-reading training for state certification. Representative Kelly testified that the change is needed to address Michigan’s literacy crisis and insisted noncompliant programs should be held accountable.
Representative Kelly urged the House Education and Workforce Committee to approve HB 5646’s H-1 substitute as a response to what he called Michigan’s “literacy crisis.” He told the panel, “HB 5646 isn't just a policy update, it's a long overdue rescue mission for the next generation of Michigan's workers, citizens, and leaders.”
Kelly argued that many teacher-preparation programs continue to teach “failed feel-good literacy theories” and said the state should require the…
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