May 2, 2008
Weak Results Found in Study of Reading First Program
Washington
The beleaguered Reading First program is likely to receive another round of scrutiny, as the U.S. Department of Education released an interim report on Thursday saying that the federally supported program has had no significant effect on students' reading-comprehension skills.
The program—which gives grants to states to improve reading instruction for students in kindergarten through the third grade in low-income schools—was widely praised for its ambition when it was
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