E-Mails Reveal Federal Reach Over Reading.

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Title: E-Mails Reveal Federal Reach Over Reading. (cover story)
Authors: Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy
Source: Education Week. 2/21/2007, Vol. 26 Issue 24, p1-18. 3p.
Subject Terms: *Education policy, *Federal aid to education, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, United States education system
Geographic Terms: United States
People: Lyon, G. Reid, Doherty, Christopher J.
Abstract: The article discusses email discussions among federal U.S. officials that indicate meddling in the Reading First initiative. A review of hundreds of emails reveals a pattern of federal interference to bypass legal prohibitions. Christopher J. Doherty, the Reading First director at the U.S. Department of Education until September 2006, and G. Reid Lyon, a branch chief at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development until June 2005, closely monitored states' progress in applying for Reading First money.
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Abstract:The article discusses email discussions among federal U.S. officials that indicate meddling in the Reading First initiative. A review of hundreds of emails reveals a pattern of federal interference to bypass legal prohibitions. Christopher J. Doherty, the Reading First director at the U.S. Department of Education until September 2006, and G. Reid Lyon, a branch chief at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development until June 2005, closely monitored states' progress in applying for Reading First money.
ISSN:02774232