one in five kids has dyslexia. it's a brain-processing disorder that makes it hard for them to learn to read. now, just in california, there are more than 6 million children in school, so do the math -- 20% means more than 1.2 million students, potentially, with dyslexia. that's just in this state. many of those cases have gone undiagnosed. but a new law is aimed at changing that situation. welcome to "beyond the headlines." i'm cheryl jennings. joining us right now is somebody who has dyslexia, the lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. >> thanks for having me. it's fun. >> thank you for being so open about this. >> yeah, no, it's interesting. the response has been interesting. i've always been pretty honest about the fact i have dyslexia, but no one really paid much attention to it until i became mayor. and actually, one of the first things i did as mayor, the first public events, was visiting kids with dyslexia in the school, and everyone was shocked to know that i had this learning disability, which i

you have dyslexia, what challenges to joe rafferty started work?”gma. the stigma that people have about the condition itself. after being here, within months my confidence started rising and how i am now, i am much more confident than i was when i first started. with awareness, that isa first started. with awareness, that is a bit of an issue, a lot of people think of disabilities as physical but it is more diverse than that. absolutely. the definition of disability in the equality act cove rs disability in the equality act covers people with many different conditions, or people with cancer or dyslexia or irritable bowel syndrome as well as the more typical impairments that we think of, such as wheelchair users or visual impairments. as darren has described, it is hard to actually retain your confidence so organisations like this are creating networks, so bloody networks and employee networks and people join forces and develop confidence from the inside out. thank you very much. i will be back in one hour with more news from donington. time for a lo

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you mentioned dyslexia. i am passionate about that. 20% of us are dyslexic. i'm told that one out of four children of color by age four read below age level by grade four. that is important because we learn to read and then we read to learn. if you haven't learned to read we are behind the eight ball. that is an issue we are passionate about. will you commit to working to find common ways to promote better awareness and understanding of dyslexia and will you commit to working with me in this committee to develop better education policies to ensure dyslexic children and all students with differences have the resources they need. >> i look forward to that opportunity. >> we you commit to working with me to develop new federal policies that will ensure early screening for dyslexia and universal screenings for all students to ensure that any learning differences are diagnosed early in the appropriate services are provided. >> i look forward to exploring that with you to see that the federal role or best left to the states but i look forward to that opportunity. >

her son has always had a tough time in school due to diagnosed dyslexia, and ad hd. while he was smart and personal kid when, it came time to read and write he could be thought of as the bad kid too often. and he acted out. it would have been easy for the school to write him off without the protections offered under idea. luckily he was required to participate in assessments and that accountability encouraged the school to work harder and stick with it and figure out why this otherwise smart student couldn't read simple words in different places on a page. or demonstrate his achievement of knowledge. . there wouldn't be the incentive without investing time and money in helping his special needs. without accountability, christina's son wouldn't have appropriate goals and get the support necessary. accountability requirements informs school administrators, teachers, parents and students and community at-large that all students have a learning goal and students have the tools to get there. today, christina's son is a freshman majoring in biology. the accountability that

my nine-year-old son was listening to a portion and heard senator hassan mention dyslexia in her question. he cheered and asked if we were going to make sure all kids get special help to read. i couldn't answer him because in her answer, mrs. devos seemed not to know that idea is a federal law protecting these beautiful minds, protecting them from being a line-item that can be wiped away. their future successes and achievements going right along with it. i ask you please oppose betsy devos for education secretary, for the good of all our nation's children. thank you, samantha. thanks for writing. we also heard from maura thickeshima, a mother from dutem, who wrote us to say this, before having my own children i taught in public schools for five years, three in boston and two in tennessee sum ner county. and i'm writing to ask you to vote against the confirmation of betsy devos as secretary of education. it is evident that ms. devos is passionate about education. judging from the enormous amount of money she has poured into shaping policy. and i have no reason to doubt her intentions are g