No Child Left Behind Initiative Workers Under Investigation: Profited From Textbook And Test Deals

No Child Left Behind Initiative Workers Under Investigation: Profited From Textbook And Test Deals

The Justice Department is conducting a probe of a $6 billion reading initiative at the center of President Bush's No Child Left Behind law, another blow to a program besieged by allegations of financial conflicts of interest and cronyism, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.

The disclosure came as a congressional hearing revealed how people implementing the $1 billion-a-year Reading First program made at least $1 million off textbooks and tests toward which the federal government steered states.

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