The Reading First story isn’t alive, really, but it won’t die, either. Just like a zombie. That’s in large part because while the news about the politics and implementation of the program continue to be unsettling, states and districts (many of them at least) report that they have benefited from the program. Over the weekend, news spread that Congress would continue looking into Reading First, including an April 20 hearing.
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