Initiative Of 'No Child' Under Federal Investigation

The Justice Dept is conducting a probe of a $6 billion reading initiative at the center of 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 in deals.

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