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This superintendent couldn’t read as a kid. Now he wants to ensure every kid can.
- Ponteñez recalled feeling overlooked as a student who struggled in the classroom.
- Five years ago, Ponteñez became superintendent of the school district he had attended.
- Ponteñez has worked as an educator in Providence’s public school system for more than 20 years.
- His experiences shaped his goal of making Providence “the destination of education.
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This superintendent couldn’t read as a kid. Now he wants to ensure every kid can.
The 74 reports Providence Superintendent Javier Montañez, who struggled to read as a child, is dedicated to enhancing literacy for all students in his district.
·Buffalo, United States
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Providence Superintendent Montañez to Leave Post After 5 Years
Javier Montañez couldn't read aloud as a kid. He was homeless by the time he started high school, sometimes sleeping under a tree, in unlocked cars, or at a nearby Providence park, and he didn't learn to read until his junior year. Now, after five years leading Rhode Island's largest school district, the man once called “stupid” and “dumb” by people who didn't know he had undiagnosed dyslexia is stepping down as superintendent of Providence Publ…
·San Francisco, United States
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center33Last UpdatedBias Distribution85% Center
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