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Episode 10: The Details

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Some of the teachers, students, parents and researchers we met in Sold a Story talk about the impact the podcast has had on their lives and in schools — and share some of their hopes and concerns about the "science of reading" movement.



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Reading Recovery organization confronts financial difficulties

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The organization that supports Reading Recovery teachers nationwide is facing serious financial challenges after states have pulled support and hundreds of school districts have dropped the controversial tutoring program in recent years.



Since Sold a Story came out in late 2022, cueing bans have threatened RRCNA’s presence across the United States, from Texas and Florida to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Kentucky eliminated state funding for an organization that had trained Reading Recovery teachers. And South Carolina no longer allows teachers to use Reading Recovery training to help satisfy their certification requirements.



Now, with its reach diminishing, RRCNA is spending a lot of money to defend itself. The organization hired a consulting firm to design a campaign to rebut Sold a Story, and it filed a lawsuit against its home state of Ohio to block one of those cueing bans. 



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