New York Times | Today, though, New York is still falling short of its promise — and its mandate under federal law — to provide an equal education for every child with dyslexia, according to interviews with more than a dozen parents, advocates for students with disabilities and special education lawyers.
Sarah Part, a senior policy analyst at Advocates for Children of New York, said that the mayor’s record was decidedly mixed.
On one hand, he achieved several meaningful wins, bringing more attention to dyslexia and joining a broader national movement to overhaul reading instruction and embrace practices rooted in brain science and how children learn.
But too often, Ms. Part said, students remain unable to access the support they need. Her organization still regularly receives calls from distressed parents whose dyslexic children are struggling. And middle and high school students remain especially underserved.
“No one should be declaring victory,” Ms. Part said. “There’s still a long way to go and a lot of work left to do.”