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        &lt;p&gt;There’s a name for the program at the heart of Steubenville’s remarkable reading results. It’s called Success for All. It’s been around for decades, and numerous studies have shown it’s effective. But relatively few school districts use it. We trace the history of the program and why it’s never really caught on. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2025/07/24/success-for-all-gets-kids-reading-why-dont-more-schools-use-it?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default"&gt;Why don’t more schools use Success for All?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2025/02/27/sold-a-story-e12-the-evidence?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral" class="Hyperlink SCXW17907896 BCX0"&gt;Transcript of this episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAxCgFDuLQ" class="default"&gt;The story behind &lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAxCgFDuLQ" class="default"&gt;Sold a Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organize: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/discussion-guide/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral#s01e12" class="default"&gt;Sold a Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/discussion-guide/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral#s01e12" class="default"&gt; discussion guides&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="Hyperlink SCXW175710763 BCX0"&gt;Donate to APM Reports&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email us:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:soldastory@apmreports.org%E2%80%AF" class="Hyperlink SCXW94628936 BCX0"&gt;soldastory@apmreports.org &lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Listener survey: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://mpr.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6l3Re9u1TzNV59I" class="default"&gt;Tell us about yourself&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral" class="Hyperlink SCXW175710763 BCX0"&gt;soldastory.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at &lt;a href="https://soldastory.org/extracredit" class="Hyperlink SCXW259042446 BCX0"&gt;soldastory.org/extracredit&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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Sold a Story

APM Reports

12: The Evidence

FEB 27, 202530 MIN
Sold a Story

12: The Evidence

FEB 27, 202530 MIN

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<p>There’s a name for the program at the heart of Steubenville’s remarkable reading results. It’s called Success for All. It’s been around for decades, and numerous studies have shown it’s effective. But relatively few school districts use it. We trace the history of the program and why it’s never really caught on. </p><br/><p><strong>Read: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2025/07/24/success-for-all-gets-kids-reading-why-dont-more-schools-use-it?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="default">Why don’t more schools use Success for All?</a><br><strong>Read:</strong> <a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2025/02/27/sold-a-story-e12-the-evidence?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="Hyperlink SCXW17907896 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&amp;utm_medium=referral#s01e12" class="default">Sold a Story</a></em><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/discussion-guide/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral#s01e12" class="default"> discussion guides</a><br><strong>Support:</strong> <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="Hyperlink SCXW175710763 BCX0">Donate to APM Reports</a> <br><strong>Email us:</strong> <a href="mailto:[email protected]%E2%80%AF" class="Hyperlink SCXW94628936 BCX0">[email protected] </a> <br><strong>Listener survey: </strong><a href="https://mpr.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6l3Re9u1TzNV59I" class="default">Tell us about yourself</a><br><strong>More: </strong><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral" class="Hyperlink SCXW175710763 BCX0">soldastory.org</a> </p><br/><p>Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at <a href="https://soldastory.org/extracredit" class="Hyperlink SCXW259042446 BCX0">soldastory.org/extracredit</a>. </p>