Reading Is Less Fundamental in Bush Budget CEO of Reading Is Fundamental Carol Rasco issued a statement warning that “President Bush’s proposed budget calling for the elimination of Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF) Inexpensive Book Distribution program would be devastating to the 4.6 million children and their families who receive free books and reading encouragement from RIF programs.… Unless Congress reinstates $25.5 million in funding for this program, RIF would not be able to distribute 16 million books annually to the nation’s youngest and most at-risk children.” Release Andrew Franklin on Kate Jones Writing in the Independent, the head of Profile […]