Duncan Should Address Reading As A Civil Right

It is reported in Politics K-12, that Arne Duncan is set to pledge renewed focus on civil rights. He should think beyond the obvious, because among the various civil rights infractions that occur in schools is one that is often forgotten - READING AS A CIVIL RIGHT.

The failure of the educational establishment to pursue and implement research-based reading practices has destroyed the literacy futures of countless individuals and has had a disparate impact on poor and minorities. If ever there was an expression of "cruel and unusual punishment," this one certainly qualifies.

Also see: "Reading, the Last Civil Right," by Sally Grimes of the Grimes Reading Institute
http://www.grimesreadinginstitute.com/information/articles/TheLastCivilRight.html