The Death of Reading First?

Originally published here on June 30, 2008.

Appropriations committees in both the House and Senate have now approved budget bills for the 2009 fiscal year that have no funding for Reading First, according to Alyson Klein at Education Week.

While it looks like Reading First will disappear from the federal budget on October 1st if Congress has its way, education funding would be up by about 4% overall. Title I and special education funding for IDEA would both increase.

To me the issue looks partisan. And I have to question the wisdom of Congress on the issue since the report card on Reading First is still out...