Kotek orders new council to investigate quality of reading instruction at Oregon teacher colleges

Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint a new council to investigate how well Oregon’s 15 teacher colleges prepare graduates to teach kids to read and write. 

It comes in response to more than a decade of low-reading and writing proficiency among Oregon students as measured by state and national assessments, and in light of growing pressure on teacher colleges nationwide from parents, alumni and school administrators to graduate teachers knowledgeable in methods of reading instruction proven…