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Is Improving Reading Instruction a Matter of Civil Rights? (Encore Episode)

From This Week with EdSurge · Hosted by Ira Apfel

August 15, 2023·45:18

Episode summary

In this episode of This Week with EdSurge: A new documentary follows an educator and activist pushing to require schools to offer reading instruction that has been proven effective, calling it a matter of civil rights. But the main subject in the film started out reluctant to participate. Here’s why, and what he hopes comes of the film.

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Original publisher description

A new documentary follows an educator and activist pushing to require schools to offer reading instruction that has been proven effective, calling it a matter of civil rights. But the main subject in the film started out reluctant to participate. Here’s why, and what he hopes comes of the film. This is an encore broadcast of an EdSurge Podcast that ran earlier this year.