Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and in her freshman year at the University of Connecticut. She graduated last year from a ...
A Connecticut student who testified about being illiterate during a city council meeting then went on to graduate high school ...
Yet many who are illiterate are still graduating high school, Aleysha Ortiz among them. The 19-year-old walked the stage at her high school graduation and received her diploma with honors, despite the ...
A Hartford Public Schools graduate is taking legal action against the city, the Board of Education, and one of her special ...
Aleysha Ortiz, a Hartford Public Schools graduate, earned her diploma but cannot read or write. She sat down with News 8's Eva Zymaris for her first television interview, sharing her message to ...