Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight. Source: New York Times
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How Eric Adams’s Struggle With Dyslexia Is Shaping His Mayoralty
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Mr. Adams was not diagnosed with a learning disability until college. Now, he is making dyslexia screenings a central policy issue. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Unveils Program to Address Dyslexia in N.Y.C. Schools
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2022
The mayor, who has dyslexia himself, would open two new schools, train teachers and direct schools to use phonics-based lessons as a way to address a literacy crisis in the city. Source: New York Times