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NCLD Statement Responding to Administration Remarks About Learning Disabilities

...perpetuate the false stereotypes that people with learning disabilities and their families have been working to change for decades. Learning disabilities, including dyslexia, affect how the brain processes information. They...

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February 2026 Policy News Round-Up

...$2.5 Billion Plan to Rebuild Teacher Preparation | Education Week Discussing His Dyslexia, Newsom Steps into K–12 Spotlight | The 74 Million Ed Department Dismissed 90% Of Civil Rights Complaints...

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January 2026 Policy News Round-Up

...Opportunity in SEL: Centering Students With Disabilities | EdWeek Hidden Costs Keep Disabled Students From College (opinion) | Inside Higher Education Dyslexia and the Reading Wars | The New Yorker...

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November 2025 Policy News Round-Up

...Dyslexia Diagnosis and Intervention | The 74 McMahon’s education plan breaks the law and denies students’ rights | USA Today Disability Advocates Cry Foul Over Dismantling Of Special Ed: ‘Our...

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May 2026 Policy News Round-Up

...Lindsay Kubatzky, is quoted in EdWeek: Senate Days are Numbered for Top Republican Charged with Ed. Dept What We’re Reading: National Center on Improving Literacy: State of Dyslexia Report 2026...

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Jeopardizing Protections for Students with Disabilities

...firsthand how important this oversight is. For example, Texas failed to identify children with dyslexia who needed IDEA services. Because the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs intervened...

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November Policy News Round-Up

...committee, and has a record of supporting issues related to literacy and dyslexia. He is also the lead Republican co-sponsor for the RISE Act. House: Republicans Retain Control of the...

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Cade Spencer

...policy reform in Washington, D.C. He recently conducted research on Texas dyslexia policy as an international Laidlaw Undergraduate Research and Leadership Fellow, and he hopes to continue to work towards...

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Meli Hawks

...facade. Shortly thereafter, I was evaluated and diagnosed with dyslexia, short term auditory memory and ADD. While the diagnoses granted me access to much needed educational resources and I counted...

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