More than half the states have passed new reading laws since Sold a Story. We just updated our article and map. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

Sold a Story has a new episode - #14. And we're working on Season 2. www.youtube.com/shorts/nPC4z...

You might think the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Education are a good thing. You might think they’re a bad thing. But most people seem to agree that something big is happening here. Episode 14 of Sold a Story is available now. www.apmreports.org/episode/2025...

Today, @apmreports.org published a package of stories detailing the impacts of federal education research cuts.

New reporting from the APM Reports Sold a Story team. Nation's Report Card at risk: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... Lawsuit saves massive reading study: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... Another study slams shut: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... New episode: www.apmreports.org/episode/2025...

Thirty people - more than 5% of the staff at American Public Media - lost their jobs yesterday. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... 🧵

We have a new episode of Sold a Story coming next week. We're looking at the Trump administration's cuts to education research - and what they mean for the science of reading. You can follow the show and sign up for alerts at our website. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

Excellent summary of the intellectual history of "cueing." These are ideas and citations @clpeak.bsky.social and I spent years poring over to make Sold a Story. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

You may not know this, but Sold a Story would not have happened if not for public media. I've worked in public media my entire career. It's foundational to my professional and personal life. I'm deeply concerned about the future of the industry. www.americanpublicmedia.org/support

But not anymore...

At the National Archives, there's a display in the hall. The display says: "The National Archives makes records available to researchers without regard to why they are needed..." (1/2)

The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park

A week from tomorrow, on Sat June 28. Would love to see you there. planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...

A federal judge struck down a lawsuit against publisher Heinemann and its star authors Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell. Attorneys successfully argued the lawsuit asked the court “to wade into a decades-long academic debate." www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... By @carmela.bsky.social

Please subscribe to Emily's podcast. This is important work. open.spotify.com/show/0tcUMXB...

youtu.be/mfeFw1ki2bU. Thanks for sharing this @ehanford.bsky.social. Fascinating session.

New event @planetworddc.bsky.social in June. This time, we have James Kim coming to talk about the landmark Reading for Understanding initiative and how to promote comprehension. Tickets available now. Would love to see you there! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...

A big day for the La Trobe SOLAR Lab team yesterday. We conferred an Honorary Doctorate on @ehanford.bsky.social and welcomed @smithre5.bsky.social into the PhD fold. With @tserry2504.bsky.social and Joanna Barbousas 🌻

So cool! @planetworddc.bsky.social is THE BEST museum. I went there with our 4th grader in the fall and we loved it. We had only two hours to visit and could have stayed much longer. 🤓🔤

I work with @planetworddc.bsky.social on a speaker series. We created a video to share the story of what we've done over the past year. More to come in 2025... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDKY...

Virtually every kid in the town reads well. This is an awesome story.

We turned our most recent Sold a Story episodes into a one-hour program for @revealnews.org. You can hear it on public radio stations nationwide this weekend, and here: revealnews.org/podcast/read...

We hosted @maryellenmacdonald.bsky.social and Mark Seidenberg at @planetworddc.bsky.social to discuss "What's next in the science of reading?" We recorded it and now you can watch it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfeF...

In the Sunday Arts section of @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/a...

A friend asked for podcast recs today- here are the recs I wrote up in December: www.patreon.com/posts/117676... (free post) #podcast #podcastrecommendation

HEP author @karinchenoweth.bsky.social appeared on @ehanford.bsky.social‬'s Sold a Story podcast and discussed how educators in Steubenville, Ohio are doing an effective job at teaching elementary school students how to read. Listen to the conversation here: https://bit.ly/4i4bT3s

Sold a Story has a new mini-series. We found a high-poverty school district where nearly every kid can read well. They’ve been teaching the same way for 25 years. But a new law, inspired by our reporting, put that at risk. All three podcast episodes are out now.

I just started listening to the Sold a Story podcast, currently on episode three and can't put it down. Highly recommended for anyone interested in literacy and understanding why it seems like so many kids can't read very well.

Did you know there are now 13 episodes of Sold a Story? You can listen to the latest episodes now. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

And don't miss new reporting from my co-reporter @clpeak.bsky.social on the powerful curriculum review organization that's having a big influence on what materials schools are buying. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

Did you listen to Sold a Story when it first came out? There were six episodes then. Did you know there are now 13? (plus 7 bonus episodes) The latest is out today. The List: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

New today from @clpeak.bsky.social. A look at a EdReports, one of the most powerful gatekeepers influencing the instructional materials schools buy. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

🎧 New episodes of Sold a Story are available now. 🎧 www.youtube.com/shorts/Odjf3...

🎧 New Today🎧 Sold a Story Episode 12: The Evidence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

If you're in DC this weekend, come to Planet Word. I'll be there Sat w/ Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald, scientists who study reading and language. They'll discuss "What's Next in the Science of Reading." Come for the discussion. Stay for the museum! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...

If you're looking for something to listen to after Sold a Story Ep 11: The Outlier, I recommend @karinchenoweth.bsky.social's podcast ExtraOrdinary Districts. More stories of more places getting great results. edtrust.org/rti/extraord... (And Sold a Story Ep 12 is coming Thursday, Feb 27!)

What if I told you that in a small, rust belt city, where abandoned buildings line the streets, kids are doing better in reading than in some of the richest school districts in America? www.youtube.com/shorts/KsBNf...

A rare positive and hopeful story.

A new episode of Sold a Story is available now. Episode 11: The Outlier There's a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. How did they do it? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

First of three new episodes.... coming tomorrow (Thurs Feb 20)

New episodes of Sold a Story are coming next week. Thursday Feb 20. youtube.com/shorts/aPe_4...

New Sold a Story episodes are coming on February 20. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ Right now, you can watch "The Story Behind Sold a Story." www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx...

Watch the "Story Behind Sold a Story" www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx... And be sure you're subscribed in your favorite podcast app because new episodes are coming on Feb 20.

We have new episodes of Sold a Story coming on February 20. www.youtube.com/shorts/zJgsx...

Julie Washington studies language and reading development in African American children. She was our guest at Planet Word in DC. And now, you can watch the video of her presentation. It's fascinating, important stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRN...

Next up in the Planet Word "Eyes on Reading" series - Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald, scientists who study language and reading. They're coming to DC to discuss "What's Next in the Science of Reading." It's March 1. Would be great to see you! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...

I've worked in audio my entire career. When it was time to finally do some video, I worked with Lindsey Seavert and Ben Garvin. They do beautiful work. Check out their 2024 highlight reel: www.tiny-window.com/2024