12/05/2025
For two years, Hoover families have been fighting to be heard. We’ve met with our Mayor, mayoral candidates, our Superintendent, curriculum teams, special education leadership, school administrators — anyone who would listen. We’ve sent countless emails and letters to our BOE, City Council, and even state-level leaders… most of them unanswered.
And yet, we kept showing up.
Because our kids are worth it.
Families are paying out of pocket for tutoring and services from Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) when these supports are already invested in and currently in place in our schools — but only for a select few of our kids. All because schools continue to rely on outdated methods that don’t work. The amount of money wasted on reactive measures is alarming.
The evidence is clear: what works for children with dyslexia works for ALL struggling readers. Literacy is a right — not a privilege reserved for the few who can afford outside help.
Our district’s solution has been to bring in outside CALTs for one child at a time… while hundreds of other kids fall further behind. We can do better. Our children deserve better.
Thank you to the legislators who are finally pushing for science-backed reading instruction and ending practices that harm our kids. This is leadership. This is hope.
And Hoover families will not stop until every child has the instruction, support, and dignity they deserve.
Some of the priority areas include education and health care issues.
