05/01/2008: The $6 billion reading program at the center of President
Bush's signature education law has failed to make a difference in how well
children understand what they read, according to a study by the program's
own champion — the U.S. Department of Education.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/phonics/SIG=12bjf4uvd/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/reading_program_2
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