Emily Hanford
Host and Creator of Sold a Story
APM Reports, American Public Media
Journalist-in-Residence at Planet Word
emilyhanford.com
SoldaStory.org
PlanetWordMuseum.org
- Sold a Story fans - we've got something new! www.youtube.com/shorts/a94It...
- Reposted by Emily HanfordI'm working on a new show for Call to Mind and I want to know what stresses you out? What keeps you up at night? How does stress affect your mental health? Comment below or email with your stories about STRESS calltomind@americanpublicmedia.org TY to anyone who can lend a 🔄 to help spread the word.
- More than half the states have passed new reading laws since Sold a Story. We just updated our article and map. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
- Sold a Story has a new episode - #14. And we're working on Season 2. www.youtube.com/shorts/nPC4z...
- You might think the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Education are a good thing. You might think they’re a bad thing. But most people seem to agree that something big is happening here. Episode 14 of Sold a Story is available now. www.apmreports.org/episode/2025...
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- New reporting from the APM Reports Sold a Story team. Nation's Report Card at risk: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... Lawsuit saves massive reading study: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... Another study slams shut: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... New episode: www.apmreports.org/episode/2025...
- Thirty people - more than 5% of the staff at American Public Media - lost their jobs yesterday. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... 🧵
- We have a new episode of Sold a Story coming next week. We're looking at the Trump administration's cuts to education research - and what they mean for the science of reading. You can follow the show and sign up for alerts at our website. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
- Excellent summary of the intellectual history of "cueing." These are ideas and citations @clpeak.bsky.social and I spent years poring over to make Sold a Story. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
- You may not know this, but Sold a Story would not have happened if not for public media. I've worked in public media my entire career. It's foundational to my professional and personal life. I'm deeply concerned about the future of the industry. www.americanpublicmedia.org/support
- But not anymore...
- At the National Archives, there's a display in the hall. The display says: "The National Archives makes records available to researchers without regard to why they are needed..." (1/2)
- The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park
- The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park
- A week from tomorrow, on Sat June 28. Would love to see you there. planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...
- A federal judge struck down a lawsuit against publisher Heinemann and its star authors Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell. Attorneys successfully argued the lawsuit asked the court “to wade into a decades-long academic debate." www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0... By @carmela.bsky.social
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- New event @planetworddc.bsky.social in June. This time, we have James Kim coming to talk about the landmark Reading for Understanding initiative and how to promote comprehension. Tickets available now. Would love to see you there! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- I work with @planetworddc.bsky.social on a speaker series. We created a video to share the story of what we've done over the past year. More to come in 2025... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDKY...
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- We turned our most recent Sold a Story episodes into a one-hour program for @revealnews.org. You can hear it on public radio stations nationwide this weekend, and here: revealnews.org/podcast/read...
- We hosted @maryellenmacdonald.bsky.social and Mark Seidenberg at @planetworddc.bsky.social to discuss "What's next in the science of reading?" We recorded it and now you can watch it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfeF...
- In the Sunday Arts section of @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/a...
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Emily HanfordSold a Story has a new mini-series. We found a high-poverty school district where nearly every kid can read well. They’ve been teaching the same way for 25 years. But a new law, inspired by our reporting, put that at risk. All three podcast episodes are out now.
- What if I told you that in a small, rust belt city, where abandoned buildings line the streets, kids are doing better in reading than in some of the richest school districts in America? www.youtube.com/shorts/KsBNf...
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- Did you know there are now 13 episodes of Sold a Story? You can listen to the latest episodes now. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
- And don't miss new reporting from my co-reporter @clpeak.bsky.social on the powerful curriculum review organization that's having a big influence on what materials schools are buying. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
- Did you listen to Sold a Story when it first came out? There were six episodes then. Did you know there are now 13? (plus 7 bonus episodes) The latest is out today. The List: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
- Did you listen to Sold a Story when it first came out? There were six episodes then. Did you know there are now 13? (plus 7 bonus episodes) The latest is out today. The List: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
- New today from @clpeak.bsky.social. A look at a EdReports, one of the most powerful gatekeepers influencing the instructional materials schools buy. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
- 🎧 New episodes of Sold a Story are available now. 🎧 www.youtube.com/shorts/Odjf3...
- 🎧 New Today🎧 Sold a Story Episode 12: The Evidence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
- If you're in DC this weekend, come to Planet Word. I'll be there Sat w/ Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald, scientists who study reading and language. They'll discuss "What's Next in the Science of Reading." Come for the discussion. Stay for the museum! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...
- If you're looking for something to listen to after Sold a Story Ep 11: The Outlier, I recommend @karinchenoweth.bsky.social's podcast ExtraOrdinary Districts. More stories of more places getting great results. edtrust.org/rti/extraord... (And Sold a Story Ep 12 is coming Thursday, Feb 27!)
- What if I told you that in a small, rust belt city, where abandoned buildings line the streets, kids are doing better in reading than in some of the richest school districts in America? www.youtube.com/shorts/KsBNf...
- Reposted by Emily Hanford[Not loaded yet]
- A new episode of Sold a Story is available now. Episode 11: The Outlier There's a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. How did they do it? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
- Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
- First of three new episodes.... coming tomorrow (Thurs Feb 20)
- New episodes of Sold a Story are coming next week. Thursday Feb 20. youtube.com/shorts/aPe_4...
- New Sold a Story episodes are coming on February 20. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ Right now, you can watch "The Story Behind Sold a Story." www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx...
- Watch the "Story Behind Sold a Story" www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmAx... And be sure you're subscribed in your favorite podcast app because new episodes are coming on Feb 20.
- We have new episodes of Sold a Story coming on February 20. www.youtube.com/shorts/zJgsx...
