Additional reporting by Additonal Reporting By Alex Zimmerman This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learning differences, special education and other education challenges in city schools. The Department of Education will for the first time screen entire grades for students who are at risk of dyslexia, as part […]
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These Moms Couldn’t Find Schools for Dyslexia, So They Want to Start Their Own
This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learning differences, special education and other education challenges in city schools. When Emily Hellstrom’s son didn’t take to reading, she figured he would outgrow it. But as the years ticked by and her son continued to struggle, she and her husband […]
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A Tale of Two Special Education Evaluation Systems
This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learning differences, special education and other education challenges in city schools. Neifi Jorge entered his Bronx high school barely reading at a second-grade level, struggling to identify words like “stove” and “behind.” Though the Tremont youth had a special education plan, […]
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A Call to End Special Education Hearing Delays Amid ‘Harm’ to Students
This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learning differences, special education and other education challenges in city schools. The city education department’s inability to meet legal deadlines for resolving complaints filed by families of special education students is causing “material, demonstrable harm” — and requires an immediate fix, […]
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A Reading ‘Crisis’: Why Some Parents Created a School for Dyslexic Kids
This article is a collaboration between Chalkbeat and THE CITY Some city parents were so desperate to get their dyslexic children the reading instruction they couldn’t find in the public school system that they rewrote the script — by founding their own school. Bridge Preparatory Charter School on Staten Island will open its doors to […]