Friends in high places, II.

• Position: 'Reading First' the education program - Brief article

The Education Department's inspector general released a report that exposed favoritism, conflicts of interest, and mismanagement at "Reading First," a billion-dollar program created by the No Child Left Behind Act, notes The Washington Post. Then-program director Chris Doherty reportedly wrote a memo to his staff regarding one company that was not part of the department's in-crowd...