Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Taft signs first law for 20,000 tutors
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS — Gov. Bob Taft on Tuesday signed into law his plan to recruit 20,000 volunteer reading tutors, making it his first legislation to get on the books.
Mr. Taft signed House Bill 1 in a crowded elementary school classroom where tutors were working with students. As Mr. Taft signed the bill, he asked the pupils to spell his name. Most giggled as they spelled out the letters.
“There's a very good reason this is House Bill 1. Nothing is more important to this state than learning how to read well by the end of the fourth grade,” Mr. Taft told the audience of students, teachers, administrators and lawmakers at Sullivant Elementary School.
The $25 million program will allow teachers to assign volunteers to help students one-on-one.
Legislative leaders and state education officials praised the program, saying reading is the key to success in all areas of study.
“Reading is to the mind what food is to our bodies. Nothing is more basic or essential,” said Susan Tave Zelman, state superintendent of public instruction.
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