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If you're looking for something to listen to after Sold a Story Ep 11: The Outlier, I recommend @karinchenoweth.bsky.social's podcast ExtraOrdinary Districts. More stories of more places getting great results. edtrust.org/rti/extraord... (And Sold a Story Ep 12 is coming Thursday, Feb 27!)

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What if I told you that in a small, rust belt city, where abandoned buildings line the streets, kids are doing better in reading than in some of the richest school districts in America? www.youtube.com/shorts/KsBNf...

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A rare positive and hopeful story.

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A new episode of Sold a Story is available now. Episode 11: The Outlier There's a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. How did they do it? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

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First of three new episodes.... coming tomorrow (Thurs Feb 20)

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New episodes of Sold a Story are coming next week. Thursday Feb 20. youtube.com/shorts/aPe_4...

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New Sold a Story episodes are coming on February 20. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ Right now, you can watch "The Story Behind Sold a Story." www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx...

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Watch the "Story Behind Sold a Story" www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx... And be sure you're subscribed in your favorite podcast app because new episodes are coming on Feb 20.

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We have new episodes of Sold a Story coming on February 20. www.youtube.com/shorts/zJgsx...

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Julie Washington studies language and reading development in African American children. She was our guest at Planet Word in DC. And now, you can watch the video of her presentation. It's fascinating, important stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRN...

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Next up in the Planet Word "Eyes on Reading" series - Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald, scientists who study language and reading. They're coming to DC to discuss "What's Next in the Science of Reading." It's March 1. Would be great to see you! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...

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I've worked in audio my entire career. When it was time to finally do some video, I worked with Lindsey Seavert and Ben Garvin. They do beautiful work. Check out their 2024 highlight reel: www.tiny-window.com/2024

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And we have more live events at Planet Word Museum DC in 2025. Next up, Carey Wright, state education superintendent in MS when the state made remarkable reading gains. Now in charge in MD, my home state. Tix available here: planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...

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You can now watch Maryanne Wolf when she came to Planet Word Museum in DC to discuss reading in the digital age. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfi...

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“Adults have lowered the bar for how much you should read as a teenager so far that the bar cannot be found. There are many educators who have the mindset that you shouldn't teach whole books because kids just won't read them.” www.upworthy.com/teacher-reve...

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More episodes of Sold a Story are coming in 2025! www.youtube.com/shorts/zJgsx...

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From my @apmreports.org colleagues Emily Haavik and @jenpenned.bsky.social. Iowa promoting farm pollution fixes that don't fix much. "This is such a huge rip-off of public money." “It’s ... the incredible political force of agricultural interests in the state." www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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Instead of regulating fertilizer, Iowa backs a voluntary program that has little impact. Full story: www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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We're working on more episodes of Sold a Story for the new year. Continue following the show in your favorite podcast app. www.youtube.com/shorts/zJgsx...

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The @chronicle.com has been publishing some excellent articles about college students and their reading and writing skills and habits. Worth reading! A new one by @becksup.bsky.social. www.chronicle.com/article/some... And from @bethmcmurtrie.bsky.social in May: www.chronicle.com/article/is-t...

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“A product-liability case reaches beyond the secrecy of parents doing this over and over.” A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Heinemann and three of its top authors - Lucy Calkins and Fountas&Pinnell - promoted “deceptive” and “defective” products. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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A class-action lawsuit was filed today in Massachusetts against the publisher, Heinemann, its top authors Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, and Columbia University. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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Loving how @ehanford.bsky.social is shining a light on smarter ways to help kids become awesome readers. Who's listening to #SoldAStory?" #education #cognitivescience apple.co/soldastory .

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The SoldaStory.org podcast by @ehanford.bsky.social sharply reveals the chilling root of our literacy crisis.

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APM Reports is an independent nonprofit newsroom. Here's how you can find our work. Listen to our podcasts: http://apmreports.org/podcasts Get email notifications: http://apmreports.org/email-notifications Follow on Facebook: http://facebook.com/apmreports Follow on Instagram:...

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Despite years of pressure from advocates, access to emergency contraceptives remains difficult for women who rely on the health care systems run by or on behalf of their tribal nations. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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Sold a Story is one of Apple's most shared podcasts of 2024. Have you shared it with all the people in your life who have young readers? Take a look behind the scenes with The Story Behind Sold a Story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx...

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Sold a Story makes TIME Magazine’s Top Ten Podcast list 🥳 Congratulations to Emily Hanford who has done so much to highlight how so many children have been taught to read (but haven’t learnt) using ineffective methods. If you haven’t already, do find it and listen 🎧 time.com/6321143/best...

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Do you know about the live events I do with Planet Word, the museum of words and language in DC? You can read about them and watch videos of past events here: features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story... The next event is Jan 25 - MD Superintendent of Schools, Carey Wright.

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And because my workplace is @katereports.bsky.social's workplace...

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Since Sold a Story was released in 2022, half of states have passed laws to change the way reading is taught. The surge in activity is part of a wave of science of reading laws that began in 2013. Updated map and article from @clpeak.bsky.social www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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Sold a Story is still one of Apple's most shared podcasts, more than two years after our initial launch. www.apple.com/newsroom/202... We've got more episodes coming in 2025...

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We’re thrilled that Sold a Story has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential. Listen: apple.co/soldastory

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Welcome new Blue Sky users! I'm the senior data reporter at APM Reports and I've covered sexual assault issues for six years. My latest investigation from April: Survivors Sidelined, on how Illinois hospitals fail sexual assault survivors.

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In the past two years, 25 states have enacted laws to better align reading instruction with scientific research.

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This state-level embrace of the Science of Reading is impressive & encouraging. But they are definitely not a guarantee that there will be any meaningful changes in classroom-level literacy practices, pre-service teacher training, or student learning (e.g., edworkingpapers.com/ai23-788). #EduSky

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Things CAN change for the better. Even if you feel alone, thinking that you must be a little crazy to notice something that no-one else notices... but maybe you find a few other folks through social media. Then a few other folks. And then suddenly the dam starts to break...

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We've got an update on legislative changes since Sold a Story. Half of all states have passed new laws since the podcast first came out. Story update by @clpeak.bsky.social www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...

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The school system that made its own documentary about why it's changing how kids are taught to read: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd1X...

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Have you ever heard of a school system making a documentary about why it's changing the way it teaches reading? www.spps.org/academics/te...

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