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156</div><div class="collectionList"><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/10/16/legislators-reading-laws-sold-a-story"><img alt="New reading laws sweep the nation following Sold a Story" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/9e4c18-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/6b2b9a-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/ea37a1-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/cbfb25-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/c3ecb5-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/e4cadc-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/267a99-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/7628f8-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/11befd-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/cedd7d-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/11bba93e2b59c96e60e9d8c6a9808a92ee672b10/widescreen/9e4c18-20230517-legislatures-in-kentucky-new-hampshire-wisconsin-and-texas-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">October 16, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/10/16/legislators-reading-laws-sold-a-story">New reading laws sweep the nation following Sold a Story</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
156<p class="media_teaser">At least 26 states have passed laws about how schools teach reading since APM Reports’ Sold a Story podcast began in 2022. But proponents of the disproven ideas about reading exposed in the podcast haven’t given up.
157</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/08/21/trump-cancels-survey-of-high-schoolers"><img alt="A window into America’s high schools slams shut" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/a1c306-20250808-department-of-education-employees-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/191167-20250808-department-of-education-employees-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/abb44f-20250808-department-of-education-employees-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/17f21e-20250808-department-of-education-employees-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/cdb257-20250808-department-of-education-employees-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/d9d57a-20250808-department-of-education-employees-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/4a380c-20250808-department-of-education-employees-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/2a75bc-20250808-department-of-education-employees-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/8fdfd4-20250808-department-of-education-employees-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/e9b315-20250808-department-of-education-employees-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3d2ad2f2a9021500e13e93be685c5b0d50fdb0f6/widescreen/a1c306-20250808-department-of-education-employees-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">August 21, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/08/21/trump-cancels-survey-of-high-schoolers">A window into America’s high schools slams shut</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">For decades, the federal government has surveyed high school students — and repeatedly followed up with them as adults. The goal was to gather data on their educational choices and careers so researchers could draw connections between them. Trump put an end to that effort as part of his quest to dissolve the Department of Education.
158</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/08/21/researchers-nations-report-card-at-risk"><img alt="‘At what point does it break?’ Nation’s Report Card at risk, researchers say" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/5f5153-20250808-parcc-tests-webp400.webp" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/03d12f-20250808-parcc-tests-webp1024.webp 1024w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/a7e37d-20250808-parcc-tests-1024.jpg 1024w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/d8e5d0-20250808-parcc-tests-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/40fbe8-20250808-parcc-tests-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/38b79b-20250808-parcc-tests-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/ae4877-20250808-parcc-tests-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/aa04b2-20250808-parcc-tests-400.jpg 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/5a9de2eae8a0f58176b335cd663704bd71a4af18/widescreen/5f5153-20250808-parcc-tests-webp400.webp 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">August 21, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/08/21/researchers-nations-report-card-at-risk">‘At what point does it break?’ Nation’s Report Card at risk, researchers say</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
158<p class="media_teaser">The National Assessment of Educational Progress is one of the few federal education initiatives that the Trump administration has vowed to preserve. But the administration has slashed the staff responsible for keeping the series of tests up to date. And the board overseeing the assessment has eliminated more than a dozen scheduled tests over the next seven years, citing “cost efficiencies.”
159</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/08/21/lawsuit-saves-reading-experiment-trump-cuts"><img alt="Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/b4bd60-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/98f567-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/720279-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/a39b8a-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/7f474e-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/52d8b1-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/2b4caf-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/930c3e-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/57b7e4-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/43247c-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/3c0af0d25584f65a0104442a398fdf511986f116/widescreen/b4bd60-20250723-high-impact-tutoring-program-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">August 21, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/08/21/lawsuit-saves-reading-experiment-trump-cuts">Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">The Trump administration tried to kill the largest reading experiment ever funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s research arm — just months before the yearslong study was complete. The administration agreed to finish the research only after it was sued.
160</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/07/24/success-for-all-gets-kids-reading-why-dont-more-schools-use-it"><img alt="Success for All gets kids reading. Why don’t more schools use it?" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/bab821-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/a617a4-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/fc78ed-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/b5004d-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/2187d1-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/d386c9-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/e2a741-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/11782c-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/d7d370-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/72d889-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/31aac5e075b10220f9f3b0731d0a9a5d0dd248c0/widescreen/bab821-20250722-partner-reading-success-for-all-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">July 24, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/07/24/success-for-all-gets-kids-reading-why-dont-more-schools-u
160se-it">Success for All gets kids reading. Why don’t more schools use it?</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">The school reform program, first developed in the 1980s, has been declining in popularity for the past two decades — even though a mountain of research shows it gets great results, especially when it comes to elementary reading skills. Schools that have dropped the program cite logistical challenges, cost, administrative turnover and a perceived lack of flexibility.
161</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/05/23/judge-scuttles-lawsuit-over-massachusetts-reading-curriculum"><img alt="Judge scuttles lawsuit over Massachusetts reading curriculum" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/42e98c-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/0fcbef-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/e1418c-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/7b4868-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/c645ae-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/ddfd8c-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/5ea381-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/edb6f6-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/b62a9e-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/40aaf0-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/21e1e2d7508778646d502fa1e1cb1a816eb7d277/widescreen/42e98c-20250522-fountas-pinnell-leveled-literacy-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">May 23, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/05/23/judge-scuttles-lawsuit-over-massachusetts-reading-curriculum">Judge scuttles lawsuit over Massachusetts reading curriculum</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled that the lawsuit against educational publisher Heinemann and three of its top authors was invalidated by a legal doctrine that bars claims of “educational malpractice.”
162</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/03/06/edreports-reading-curriculum-reviews-science-of-reading"><img alt="When schools buy new reading programs, they look to EdReports. But some of its reviews don’t line up with science" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/e55b02-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/cf7178-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/e597da-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/11a9b2-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/de084f-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/8208d7-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/587351-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/c472d4-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/a3573f-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/287966-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/0cc0f3aae243f92302638f35e906f539df94f300/widescreen/e55b02-20250304-kindergarten-students-phonics-bookworms-curriculum-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">March  6, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/03/06/edreports-reading-curriculum-reviews-science-of-reading">
162When schools buy new reading programs, they look to EdReports. But some of its reviews don’t line up with science</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">Even though EdReports is only a decade old, it has quickly become a powerful force in the educational publishing industry. Many schools rely on its reviews when they decide which reading programs to buy. But the nonprofit organization has given high marks to programs that use strategies debunked by cognitive science. And it hasn&#39;t endorsed other programs despite studies showing they work.
163</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2025/02/20/steubenville-ohio-reading-success-for-all"><img alt="Most school districts have lots of kids who struggle with reading. This one is different" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/4b7171-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/78c55a-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/b4d1dd-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/672421-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/c9a644-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/862c28-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/7b9192-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/d6dff9-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/f5fa95-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/525954-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d9080c5c5d058474d1ad7a3f1cb97f0925a04665/widescreen/4b7171-20250207-east-garfield-elementary-steubenville-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">February 20, 2025</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2025/02/20/steubenville-ohio-reading-success-for-all">Most school districts have lots of kids who struggle with reading. This one is different</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, 93% or more of them have scored proficient on state reading tests. In fact, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area are producing better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country.
164</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/12/04/lawsuit-calls-heinemann-reading-curriculum-deceptive-defective"><img alt="Lawsuit calls reading curriculum &#39;deceptive&#39; and &#39;defective&#39;" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/e27ecc-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/ee7dcf-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/7cb0ef-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/fed108-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/7292b9-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/a328c9-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/81ca53-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/bfe496-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/3c3180-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/78d554-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/72e0421f58eadb9fc6baef9eee7a77af5db96e7e/widescreen/e27ecc-20241202-karrie-conley-boxborough-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">December  4, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/12/04/lawsuit-calls-heinemann-reading-curriculum-deceptive-defective">Lawsuit calls reading curriculum &#39;deceptive&#39; and &#39;defective&#39;</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
164<p class="media_teaser">A class-action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims that the educational publishing company Heinemann falsely advertised its products as “research-backed” and “data-based.”
165</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/04/30/publisher-heinemann-financial-trouble-science-of-reading"><img alt="‘Science of reading’ movement spells financial trouble for publisher Heinemann" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/461ad3-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/720e95-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/61b443-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/6aa9d0-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/e62eb8-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/a20616-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/6e64b3-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/3d39cb-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/9c44f6-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/e95228-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/22b30e13b4bb60861b5c588dc22c2b2b9bb077f3/widescreen/461ad3-20240416-a-stack-of-books-from-the-publisher-heinemann-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April 30, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/04/30/publisher-heinemann-financial-trouble-science-of-reading">‘Science of reading’ movement spells financial trouble for publisher Heinemann</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">The educational publisher raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during the 2010s selling reading programs based on a disproven theory. The company now faces financial fallout, as schools ditch its products.
166</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/04/22/how-nh-education-commissioner-frank-edelblut-used-his-office-in-the-culture-war"><img alt="How NH Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut used his office in the culture war" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/6b45db-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/b6d4ad-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/de9df6-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/289e6a-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/86e7fa-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/1f5028-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/1bf20f-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/261cb1-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/39459a-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/54ad19-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/33e680af8bfa82ef4567611086bf5ce81176e90b/widescreen/6b45db-20240418-frank-edelblut-terese-bastarache-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April 22, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/04/22/how-nh-education-commissioner-frank-edelblut-used-his-office-in-the-culture-war">How NH Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut used his office in the culture war</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
166<p class="media_teaser">Frank Edelblut pledged to stay “nonpartisan.” But as head of New Hampshire’s education department, he’s used his platform to pursue conservative grievances against the education system and individual educators.
167</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/04/22/a-trans-teacher-asked-students-about-pronouns-then-the-education-commissioner-found-out"><img alt="A trans teacher asked students about pronouns. Then the education commissioner found out" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/ac639b-20240418-kamren-munz-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/5b7cf8-20240418-kamren-munz-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/072e65-20240418-kamren-munz-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/571be6-20240418-kamren-munz-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/f52f93-20240418-kamren-munz-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/6ab8fb-20240418-kamren-munz-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/aa9210-20240418-kamren-munz-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/dff643-20240418-kamren-munz-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/40ace9-20240418-kamren-munz-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/b32f9d-20240418-kamren-munz-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/4bd1ebf2c48b66877b65cb3a96bc239c1ec7c569/widescreen/ac639b-20240418-kamren-munz-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April 22, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/04/22/a-trans-teacher-asked-students-about-pronouns-then-the-education-commissioner-found-out">A trans teacher asked students about pronouns. Then the education commissioner found out</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut criticized a middle school art class slideshow for discussing gender. For the teacher who made the presentation, it was the last straw.
168</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/04/11/reading-recovery-financial-difficulties"><img alt="Reading Recovery organization confronts financial difficulties" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/bc7202-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-webp400.webp" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/1e7c15-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/45a22b-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/7a3a53-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/11b02a-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/64c8cf-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/a45b92-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/cc2c5d-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/70af0b-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/a819ac-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-400.jpg 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/b15c8bba934393f5690f38562cf89038084d1ac0/widescreen/bc7202-20240409-reading-recovery-training-session-webp400.webp 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April 11, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/04/11/reading-recovery-financial-difficulties">Reading Recovery organization confronts financial difficulties</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
168<p class="media_teaser">As schools around the country are dropping Reading Recovery, the nonprofit that advocates for the tutoring program tapped into its cash reserves to push back against journalists and legislators.
169</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/04/11/theres-a-thoughtfulness-about-reading-in-the-country-today"><img alt="&#39;There&#39;s a thoughtfulness about reading in the country today&#39;" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/88ec23-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/eedf91-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/e5d296-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/5be55c-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/08cad1-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/bcb2b9-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/efec44-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/bd65dd-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/19db94-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/092903-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/7d8fc4c3ddc3ddc3c8b89793503493f25fee207c/widescreen/88ec23-20240405-christine-cronin-zoe-and-lee-gaul-reid-lyon-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April 11, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/04/11/theres-a-thoughtfulness-about-reading-in-the-country-today">&#39;There&#39;s a thoughtfulness about reading in the country today&#39;</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">An educator, a parent, a student and a scientist talk about what’s happened since they were first interviewed for Sold a Story.
170</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-lesley-university"><img alt="As states refocus reading instruction, two universities stick with a discredited idea" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/19ef95-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-webp400.webp" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/78fd69-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/f77fde-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/992b0f-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/da2272-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/fc5752-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/0b12f9-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/719775-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/a52989-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/a460ab-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-400.jpg 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d1865ee8569e54e779e593cbdcc4430c8a5a40c3/widescreen/19ef95-20240403-the-campus-of-the-ohio-state-university-webp400.webp 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April  4, 2024</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-lesley-university">
170As states refocus reading instruction, two universities stick with a discredited idea</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">Other schools are backing away from a disproven theory about how kids learn to read, but programs started by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell train literacy coaches to believe in it.
171</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2023/12/11/benchmark-assessment-system-reading-test-often-wrong"><img alt="Widely used reading test often wrong" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/bd0efc-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/5a1f43-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/bce37f-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/53588f-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/4cc018-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/3ef2b5-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/ceffdf-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/602474-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/14fd24-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/c3630c-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a8ca699eb74fe1654bbe6c476db9c9a1cbe044ee/widescreen/bd0efc-20221115-havah-shepard-kelley-portrait-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">December 11, 2023</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2023/12/11/benchmark-assessment-system-reading-test-often-wrong">Widely used reading test often wrong</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">“Flipping a coin would actually be better” for identifying struggling readers, one researcher said of the test created by influential curriculum developers Fountas and Pinnell.
172</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2023/05/11/sold-a-story-messages-from-listeners"><img alt="&#39;This is my kid; this is our story&#39;: Messages from listeners" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/11deb2-20250415-sold-a-story-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/d51150-20250415-sold-a-story-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/0ce1bb-20250415-sold-a-story-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/13a0fa-20250415-sold-a-story-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/208c5c-20250415-sold-a-story-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/ba3a8a-20250415-sold-a-story-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/d02e1c-20250415-sold-a-story-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/09ae8c-20250415-sold-a-story-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/d640d4-20250415-sold-a-story-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/226655-20250415-sold-a-story-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/fa31c1a113e962ffa2006e3603d77853ca59edd4/widescreen/11deb2-20250415-sold-a-story-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">May 11, 2023</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2023/05/11/sold-a-story-messages-from-listeners">&#39;This is my kid; this is our story&#39;: Messages from listeners</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
172<p class="media_teaser">Emails and voice messages poured in from people who listened to Sold a Story.
173</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2022/11/17/reading-instruction-legislation-state-map"><img alt="How legislation on reading instruction is changing across the country " class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/beccf3-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/743acb-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/fe1a45-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/ee6a1a-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/f82f43-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/f939d5-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/0f5562-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/f115aa-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/30b9e8-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/6cc595-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/76bb43d009d25a9d87c7137e7ad49ee15b7a5689/widescreen/beccf3-20221115-third-grade-denver-elementary-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">November 17, 2022</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2022/11/17/reading-instruction-legislation-state-map">How legislation on reading instruction is changing across the country </a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">More states are now requiring districts to adopt curriculum that adheres to the science of reading.  
174</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2022/11/10/heinemann-sales-by-school-district"><img alt="Heinemann’s billion-dollar sales have nationwide reach" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/3af216-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/658920-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/9392cf-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/6245c2-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/4d8e3a-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/3ce6d3-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/06d16f-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/fadb32-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/e776bb-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/0f20ba-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/148269c7170105c0ede3712727b814c3418420de/widescreen/3af216-20221109-heinemann-s-national-reach-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">November 10, 2022</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2022/11/10/heinemann-sales-by-school-district">Heinemann’s billion-dollar sales have nationwide reach</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
174<p class="media_teaser">APM Reports found that the controversial educational publishing company has sold instructional materials and professional resources in almost every state, earning at least $1.6 billion over a decade. 
175</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2022/10/20/science-of-reading-list"><img alt="Want to know more about the science of reading? " class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/c4ac71-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/35b025-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/beda36-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/09aaef-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/74c06a-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/1ad69f-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/d1559f-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/921d05-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/f9fa60-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/acbb9b-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/a09bdd6fc7ce972ac237216a1a57ae36c504074b/widescreen/c4ac71-20221019-a-reading-list-by-emily-hanford-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">October 20, 2022</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2022/10/20/science-of-reading-list">Want to know more about the science of reading? </a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">Here’s a reading list put together by Emily Hanford, host and lead producer of our podcast Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong.
176</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/episode/2022/08/09/no-excuses-race-and-reckoning-at-a-chicago-charter-school"><img alt="No Excuses: Race and Reckoning at a Chicago Charter School" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/98c5e2-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/2c8972-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/8e6ab2-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/d2ff5d-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/94a017-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/bb3308-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/73f24b-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/939acc-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/06a9f2-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/3a60e7-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c173a07377f854c212e118e0f7e8f5fc11eadbe2/widescreen/98c5e2-20220804-no-excuses-illustration-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">August  9, 2022</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/episode/2022/08/09/no-excuses-race-and-reckoning-at-a-chicago-charter-school">No Excuses: Race and Reckoning at a Chicago Charter School</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
176<p class="media_teaser">An audio documentary from APM Reports.
177</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/episode/2022/08/02/native-american-college-diaries"><img alt="Native American College Diaries " class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/98cc56-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/8d8749-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-webp2000.webp 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/1af2cb-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/bccbbe-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-webp1400.webp 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/3cb82f-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/9004c9-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-webp1000.webp 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/724b57-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/929a55-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-webp600.webp 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/c81bfb-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/caeab9-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-webp400.webp 400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/d4db342fe00826b6a0869d75678a45f4d84a4d44/widescreen/98cc56-20220718-standing-in-two-worlds-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">August  2, 2022</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/episode/2022/08/02/native-american-college-diaries">Native American College Diaries </a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">An audio documentary from APM Reports.
178</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2022/04/23/reading-recovery-negative-impact-on-children"><img alt="New research shows controversial Reading Recovery program eventually had a negative impact on children" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/38002bf6aa1cd2114a29db589fb5f8edf6eae45d/widescreen/333e97-20220422-reading-recovery-instruction-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/38002bf6aa1cd2114a29db589fb5f8edf6eae45d/widescreen/67ecec-20220422-reading-recovery-instruction-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/38002bf6aa1cd2114a29db589fb5f8edf6eae45d/widescreen/2d00d1-20220422-reading-recovery-instruction-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/38002bf6aa1cd2114a29db589fb5f8edf6eae45d/widescreen/5c5ea7-20220422-reading-recovery-instruction-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/38002bf6aa1cd2114a29db589fb5f8edf6eae45d/widescreen/a27049-20220422-reading-recovery-instruction-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/38002bf6aa1cd2114a29db589fb5f8edf6eae45d/widescreen/333e97-20220422-reading-recovery-instruction-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">April 23, 2022</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2022/04/23/reading-recovery-negative-impact-on-children">New research shows controversial Reading Recovery program eventually had a negative impact on children</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">Initial gains from first-grade intervention didn’t last and kids performed worse in third and fourth grade.
179</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/story/2021/11/19/fountas-pinnell-disproven-childrens-reading-theory"><img alt="Influential authors Fountas and Pinnell stand behind disproven reading theory" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/c2003b02a5585c5e2a6034382cb5aa3f8db5ebbc/widescreen/6ad681-20211118-kindergartners-in-bethlehem-pennsylvania-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/c2003b02a5585c5e2a6034382cb5aa3f8db5ebbc/widescreen/6d077d-20211118-kindergartners-in-bethlehem-pennsylvania-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c2003b02a5585c5e2a6034382cb5aa3f8db5ebbc/widescreen/352a6f-20211118-kindergartners-in-bethlehem-pennsylvania-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c2003b02a5585c5e2a6034382cb5aa3f8db5ebbc/widescreen/f9baad-20211118-kindergartners-in-bethlehem-pennsylvania-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c2003b02a5585c5e2a6034382cb5aa3f8db5ebbc/widescreen/30aff1-20211118-kindergartners-in-bethlehem-pennsylvania-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/c2003b02a5585c5e2a6034382cb5aa3f8db5ebbc/widescreen/6ad681-20211118-kindergartners-in-bethlehem-pennsylvania-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">November 19, 2021</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/story/2021/11/19/fountas-pinnell-disproven-childrens-reading-theory">Influential authors Fountas and Pinnell stand behind disproven reading theory</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span>
179<p class="media_teaser">The education professors double down on a flawed approach that encourages pictures and context to read words. Heinemann — their publisher — faces harsh criticism.
180</p></div></div></div><div class="media media-horizontal"><a class="media_figure" href="/episode/2021/08/19/under-pressure-the-college-mental-health-crisis"><img alt="Inside the college mental health crisis" class="media_img_cover" sizes="(max-width: 31.999em) 95vw,(max-width: 55.999em) 28vw,(max-width: 63.999em) 27vw, 330px" src="https://img.apmcdn.org/1cc46ccefc2d27a97a04dfa83ff6e2efbd0b6596/widescreen/b77e35-20210519-under-pressure-400.jpg" srcset="https://img.apmcdn.org/1cc46ccefc2d27a97a04dfa83ff6e2efbd0b6596/widescreen/314a89-20210519-under-pressure-2000.jpg 2000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/1cc46ccefc2d27a97a04dfa83ff6e2efbd0b6596/widescreen/9d5ab9-20210519-under-pressure-1400.jpg 1400w, https://img.apmcdn.org/1cc46ccefc2d27a97a04dfa83ff6e2efbd0b6596/widescreen/086f2c-20210519-under-pressure-1000.jpg 1000w, https://img.apmcdn.org/1cc46ccefc2d27a97a04dfa83ff6e2efbd0b6596/widescreen/b09e4a-20210519-under-pressure-600.jpg 600w, https://img.apmcdn.org/1cc46ccefc2d27a97a04dfa83ff6e2efbd0b6596/widescreen/b77e35-20210519-under-pressure-400.jpg 400w" /></a><div class="media_content"><div class="media_meta"><span class="media_byline"><span class="media_bylineText">August 19, 2021</span></span><h2 class="media_headline media_headline-h2 media_headline-collection"><a href="/episode/2021/08/19/under-pressure-the-college-mental-health-crisis">Inside the college mental health crisis</a></h2><span class="media_byline"></span><p class="media_teaser">Colleges are struggling to meet the surging demand for mental health services on campus, and some schools are wrestling with how much care they owe students.
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