State Assemblymembers Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon Endorse Governor Kathy Hochul
|New York – Today, Assemblymembers Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon endorsed Governor Kathy Hochul for a full term, citing her strong commitment to improving the overall quality and availability of community-based services for students with disabilities.
“It is an honor to receive the endorsements of Assemblymembers Carroll and Simon, who are leaders and strong legislative partners in the fight to improve services for students with dyslexia,” said Governor Kathy Hochul. “My budget has prioritized the needs of students, teachers, and parents. We’ve allocated $10 million for child and Adolescent Needs which cover dyslexia programs, ensuring that we elevate the needs of all students in our classrooms. We will also distribute more than $15.6 billion to health programs administered by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). Thanks to the advocacy of these assemblymembers, we will show that New York is a leader in ensuring our students get the best possible education.”
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“I am proud to endorse Governor Kathy Hochul, a leader who is a breath of fresh air. Governor Hochul’s support of students with dyslexia is meaningful and I look forward to continuing to work with her to bring universal dyslexia screening, teacher training and evidence based curriculum to all our schools”, said Assemblymember Robert Carroll. “As someone whose life was saved by early identification and remediation of my own dyslexia – I know that we need a governor committed to reforming our state’s outdated literacy curriculum. I look forward to working with the governor on this issue and many others, like protecting our elections, truly addressing the climate crisis, and fighting for the most vulnerable New Yorkers.”
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Governor Kathy Hochul is bringing a new leadership approach and perspective to New York, and bold changes to invest in New York’s future. I am delighted to endorse her candidacy for Governor. Along with our shared goals of achieving climate, reproductive and gender justice and universal childcare, she is committed to a more equitable New York for all. I am heartened that she has embraced the needs of students with disabilities such as dyslexia as well as the need for all our students to be taught to read using evidence based methods consistent with the science of the reading brain,” said Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. “New York’s students deserve the equitable educational experiences and outcomes to which I know Governor Hochul is committed. As a former teacher of the deaf with dyslexic family members, I know that when we teach our children to read proficiently, we can and will change the world.”