Washington Journal
Reading First Program
2007-04-21T09:03:48-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzU0XC8xOTcxMjEtMDQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Amit Paley talked about the House Education Committee hearing the previous day on alleged mismanagement of President Bush’s $1 billion-a-year Reading First program. He also talked about Education Department data released during the week regarding the Reading First program, arguing that students have improved an average of about 15% on tests measuring fluency over the past five years. Mr. Paley responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.
Amit Paley talked about the House Education Committee hearing the previous day on alleged mismanagement of President Bush’s $1 billion-a-yea…
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Amit Paley talked about the House Education Committee hearing the previous day on alleged mismanagement of President Bush’s $1 billion-a-year Reading First program. He also talked about Education Department data released during the week regarding the Reading First program, arguing that students have improved an average of about 15% on tests measuring fluency over the past five years. Mr. Paley responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
Amit Paley talked about the House Education Committee hearing the previous day on alleged mismanagement of President Bush’s $1 billion-a-yea… read more
Amit Paley talked about the House Education Committee hearing the previous day on alleged mismanagement of President Bush’s $1 billion-a-year Reading First program. He also talked about Education Department data released during the week regarding the Reading First program, arguing that students have improved an average of about 15% on tests measuring fluency over the past five years. Mr. Paley responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. close
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