For once there's something on which I can agree with Mr Bunch, but perhaps it's because a lot of people really can't read. Only about a third of public-school students in the city test as grade level proficient in reading.
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Philly school district bet big on its new reading curriculum, but implementation has been tricky
Teachers and experts say the lessons from EL Education don't effectively teach young students phonics.