E-Mails Reveal Federal Reach Over Reading
Communications show pattern of meddling in ‘Reading First.’
The Reading First initiative’s rigorous requirements have earned it a reputation as the most prescriptive federal grant program in education. Now, an Education Week review of hundreds of e-mail exchanges details a pattern of federal interference that skirted legal prohibitions.
In the midst of carrying out the $1 billion-a-year program, which is part of the No Child Left Behind Act, federal officials:
• Worked to undermine the literacy plan of the...
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