<p>Teachers call books published by Heinemann their "bibles." The company's products are in schools all over the country. Some of the products used to teach reading are rooted in a debunked idea about how children learn to read. But they've made the company and some of its authors millions.</p><br/><p><strong>Map:</strong> <a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2022/11/10/heinemann-sales-by-school-district?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral" class="default">Heinemann’s national reach</a><br><strong>Read: </strong><a href="https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2022/11/10/sold-a-story-e5-the-company?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>
