The Los Angeles Times (3/30, Blume) reports, "Los Angeles school officials have scrapped the elementary school reading program that was a centerpiece of local education reform efforts for the last decade, calling it out of date and overly expensive. The shelving of Open Court, whose adoption generated controversy, caused barely a ripple when the Board of Education voted 7 to 0 Tuesday to instead use a program called California Treasures." According to the Times, "Scripted Open Court lessons sparked fury among many teachers for depriving them of their independence."
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