This Hartford Public High School grad can’t read. Here’s how it happened. || by Jessika Harkay :: The Connecticut Mirror

"When 19-year-old Aleysha Ortiz, told Hartford City Council members in May that the public school system stole her education, she had to memorize her speech......That’s because she was never taught to read or write — despite attending schools in Hartford since she was 6"  More at The Connecticut Mirror ➜