Report: ED Ignored early warnings on Reading First conflicts

“Almost from the inception of Reading First, critics raised red flags about the potential of the initiative to blur the lines between commerce and policy.”

In an essay posted at the Title I Online website, authors Andrew Brownstein and Travis Hicks provide a summary of events leading to last September’s report by the Office of the Inspector General that prompted charges of corruption and conflict of interest against the Department of Education and the professionals it appointed to implement the program.