3: The Battle
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The Science of Reading Is Coming From George W Bush
Reading First was a grant program that focused on low-income schools. Only about 10% of elementary schools ended up getting funding. Lots of teachers kept on doing what they were doing because no one told them to do anything different. Carrie Chi: I wasn't necessarily rejecting the curriculum as much as I was rejecting Bush.
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