Daily Archives: April 13th, 2008

Reading is Fundamental–Deceased?

In a time when fewer Americans read than ever, Bush has eliminated funding for RIF (Reading is Fundamental) from the 2009 budget. This site has a form for contacting your congressperson and telling them to put it back.
Why is this post tagged “science”? From the National Institute for Literacy:
By age 17, only about 1 in [...]