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‘Kids Can’t Read’: The Revolt That Is Taking On the Education Establishment”

‘Kids Can’t Read’: The Revolt That Is Taking On the Education Establishment”

The New York Times
By Sarah Mervosh

“In suburban Houston, parents rose up against a top-rated school district, demanding an entirely new reading curriculum.

At an elementary school in Hutchinson, Minn., a veteran teacher is crusading for reform, haunted by the fear that, for 28 years, she failed children because she was not trained in the cognitive science behind reading.”

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