Dyslexia screening is getting a lot of attention right now. As of last October, 46 states had enacted dyslexia-related legislation, much of it in the past few years, according to dyslegia, a website ...

Laws and programs to address dyslexia are among the best hopes for students who struggle to learn to read. Legislation focused on dyslexia has been passed in at least 47 states. However, there is a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- One in five children in the U.S. is diagnosed with dyslexia, and while 40 states already have early screening at schools, California does not. One state senator has introduced a ...

February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. In the push to screen all California students for ...

The California Teachers Association has consistently opposed legislation that would require dyslexia screening for all students in early grades. Yet many teachers say early intervention is key to ...

After years of fierce debate, mandatory dyslexia screening is significantly closer to reality for California schools. Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his budget revision released Friday, set aside $1 million ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Amanda Conlin has been there. Struggling to explain why she couldn't see words the way her classmates did and spending summers in hot school buildings trying to play catch up with her ...

NEW YORK -- Special education experts say New York City's plan to better diagnose and treat dyslexia could be life-changing for students, if done correctly. Advocates say it could help thousands reach ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed funds in his recent budget to pay for schools to test kindergarten- to second-grade students for dyslexia. If the Legislature agrees, schools could divert ...

Boulder Valley School District is planning to pilot a dyslexia screening tool starting in the spring in a move being praised by local dyslexia advocates. The plan is to give a prescreening to all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The screening test would be given to all kindergarteners and first graders in California. With a major push from Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

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