Geraldine's Story: How Public Schools Are Failing Black Students with Dyslexia

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 3:43 p.m.

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Black students with dyslexia carry a heavy burden in public schools. This program centers around a grandmother who fought for years to get her grandkids properly assessed for dyslexia. Like too many African American boys, Geraldine Robinson\\u2019s grandson was erroneously labeled with an \\u201cintellectual disability.\\u201d

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