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May 12, 2022

Big Apple public school students will soon be evaluated for risk of dyslexia as part of a broader effort to boost resources for children with the learning disability, Mayor Eric Adams vowed Thursday.
“We are going to have the largest, most comprehensive approach to supporting students with dyslexia in the country,” Adams — who has said he didn’t realize he had dyslexia until after struggling in high school — said at a press conference in Upper Manhattan’s P.S. 125.
“For the first time, we’re going to screen all New York City school students for dyslexia and give them the support they need to succeed.”
Adams — who advocated screening for the learning disorder during his successful Democratic mayoral primary bid — has frequently pointed to high rates of dyslexia in the city’s jail population to argue that better early-education policies can prevent New York’s youth from going down the wrong path. Read the full story here
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