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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong

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There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how to read.



In our new podcast, host Emily Hanford and reporter Christopher Peak investigate the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work. It's an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn't true and are now reckoning with the consequences — children harmed, money wasted, an education system upended.



This is a six-part series. The first two episodes are out today.



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Our podcast In Deep is just about done with its second season. It's about the storms that ravaged Lake Charles, Louisiana, and why the residents have had to rebuild on their own. You can hear four of the five episodes at
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GOP donor trying to reshape Nevada politics pushes radical conspiracy theories, repeatedly cites antisemitic propaganda

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Robert Beadles made his name by making unfounded election claims and backing candidates who share his radical beliefs. But an investigation found that he has repeatedly cited antisemitic propaganda and outlandish conspiracy theories.



This story was produced with KUNR Public Radio and The Nevada Independent as part of our Public Media Accountability Initiative, which supports investigative reporting at local media outlets around the country.



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