For Gavin Newsom, it’s personal.
The California governor, who has wrestled with his own dyslexia since childhood, Thursday stressed the need to do a better job with literacy throughout the state.
“I don’t read speeches [when delivering them] because I can’t, but that didn’t stop me from getting through high school and getting through elementary school” with the help of dedicated teachers, Newsom said as he announced his Golden State Literacy Plan during a live-streamed news conference at Clinton Elementary School in Compton, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
“There’s not a day go by when my dyslexia is not exposed, as anyone who has seen my writing knows,” Newsom said. He added it has become imperative to do more to help students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
To do that, the state has allocated $25 million to screen kindergartners and first- and second-grade students annually for reading difficulties, including dyslexia, beginning with the 2025-26 school year. The requirement for screenings is part of Senate Bill 114, which Newsom signed into law in 2023.
“We have a responsibility to do more and do better as it relates to the educational outcomes, particularly as it relates to literacy in this state,” Newsom said, standing in front of local and state officials and students.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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