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<p>President George W. Bush made improving reading instruction a priority. He got Congress to provide money to schools that used reading programs supported by scientific research. But backers of Marie Clay’s ideas saw Bush’s Reading First initiative as a threat. </p><br/><p><strong>Read: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2022/10/27/sold-a-story-e3-the-battle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="Hyperlink SCXW225612856 BCX0">Transcript of this episode</a> </p><br/><p><strong>Watch:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAxCgFDuLQ" class="default">The story behind </a><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAxCgFDuLQ" class="default">Sold a Story</a></em><br><strong>Organize: </strong><em><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/discussion-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral#s01e03" class="default">Sold a Story</a></em><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/discussion-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medi...