LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Over the weekend, Friendship Aspire Lab Schools for Dyslexia held a graduation for their 2025 class.

Julia Binz and Allyson Jones, students at Friendship, shared their experiences in overcoming academic challenges and building confidence.

"Math is my favorite subject, mostly because I've gotten confident over the years with it," said Julia. She says small class sizes and supportive peers helped her."It made me very more confident in this skill," she added.

Julia likes the school's focus on learning rather than testing, saying, "It's about learning more than testing and how much we can get in a year."

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Allyson, who attended the school for five years, described her previous struggles with reading, spelling, and math. "It was roug

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