Allison Quirion

Since the creation of the Office of Dyslexia, the state education department has failed to meet nearly every major requirement legislators put in place.

For nearly a year, we have raised concerns about Amira Learning, an AI driven computer reading screener that was added to the approved list, in 2022 without documented evidence of proper review.

The Right to Read legislation and district wishes do not supplant CT’s requirement for districts to use K-3 reading screening measures.

Days before her new appointment, Interim Educational Deputy Commissioner Charlene Russel-Tucker filed testimony opposing bipartisan legislation House Bill 6517, An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force to Analyze the Implementation of Laws Governing Dyslexia Instruction and Training, citing lack of capacity, expertise, and funding.