Archive of Media Articles on Reading First Program

2004-2005 News Articles

(See also, Current Media Articles on the Reading First Investigation.)
(See also, 2006 Archived Articles on Reading First)

Michael Pressley, "The Rocky Year of Reading First: Another Chapter in the Long History of Complaints About Federal Reading Efforts", Education Week, December 15, 2005.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, "Inspector General to Conduct Broad Audits of Reading First", Education Week, November 9, 2005.

Allington, Richard, "NCLB, Reading First, and Whither the Future?" Reading Today, Volume 23, No. 2, October/November 2005. International Reading Association.

States Feel Pressure in Shaping Reading First Grant Designs, Volume 23, No. 2, October/November 2005. International Reading Association Web Site. International Reading Association.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, "GAO to Probe Federal Plan for Reading: Senate Education Leaders Request an Investigation", Education Week, October 12, 2005.

Greg Toppo, “Reading Program Raises Questions for Lawmakers” USA Today, October 10, 2005.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, "Kan. Fires President of Reading Recovery After Complaint Filed", Education Week, October 5, 2005.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, “States Pressed to Refashion Reading First Grant Designs” Education Week, September 7, 2005.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, “Publishers Question Fairness of "Reading First' Process” Education Week, September 7, 2005.

Andrew Brownstein and Travis Hicks, "Special Report: Reading First Under Fire" Title I Monitor Online, August 26, 2005.

Andrew Brownstein and Travis Hicks, "When Research Goes to Market, Is It a Good Thing for Education?" Title I Monitor Online, August 26, 2005.

Greg Toppo, "Federally Funded Reading First Called into Question" USA Today, August 8, 2005.

Sean Cavanagh, "Group Seeks Federal Probe of Reading First" Education Week Web Advance. August 5, 2005

Ensuring Academic Rigor or Inducing Rigor Mortis? Issues to Watch in Reading First, The Center for Education Policy, June 2005 (archived)

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, "Complaint Filed Against Reading Initiative" Education Week, June 22, 2005.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, "Select Group Ushers in Reading Policy" Education Week, September 8, 2004.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, "Reading Programs Bear Similarities Across States" Education Week, February 4, 2004.