Reading Probe Will Continue on Capitol Hill

Autor/in	Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy
Titel	Reading Probe Will Continue on Capitol Hill
Quelle	In: Education Week, 26 (2007) 31, S.1 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Federal Government; Quality Control; Inspection; Reading Programs; Conflict of Interest; Federal Legislation; Politics of Education; Compliance (Legal); Educational Research; Reading Achievement; Program Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesregierung; Qualitätskontrolle; Prüfverfahren; Interessenkonflikt; Bundesrecht; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Leseleistung
Abstract	The recent wrap-up of an intensive, two-year examination of the federal Reading First initiative is not expected to halt debate over the program. Given the broad agreement in seven federal reports that serious problems occurred in the oversight of the program's implementation, the findings have sparked interest on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers continue their own review of Reading First, prepare for hearings on the program, and consider the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. This article discusses the report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that highlights the effects that Reading First has had on instruction in underachieving schools. This latest review, released on March 23, 2007, reiterates the findings outlined in six reports by the U.S. Department of Education's inspector general: Federal officials failed to safeguard against potential conflicts of interest in administering the program; and they directed some states' and districts' choices of reading texts and assessments, despite legal prohibitions. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10