<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 cueing idea 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="default">Transcript of this episode</a><br><strong>Support:</strong> <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story-sn" class="default">Donate to APM</a><br><strong>More: </strong><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">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://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/sold-a-story" class="default">soldastory.org/extracredit</a>.</p>
