Ed. Dept. Allowed Singling Out of ‘Reading First’ Products
The U.S. Department of Education erred from the outset of the Reading First program in focusing on selected reading programs and a single assessment in training sessions for state officials applying for a share of the $1 billion-a-year program, a report by the department’s inspector general concludes.
Federal officials also failed to screen a contractor for potential bias and conflicts of interest, says the report unveiled last month.
Those errors led to widespread confusion over the program’s requirements and fueled perceptions that there was an approved list of commercial texts and tests for use in Reading First. Moreover, the department did not ensure that employees and representatives followed legal restrictions that prohibit them from directing or influencing...
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