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District's travel practices prove costly

A Texas Watchdog review of three years of the Houston Independent School District's travel records shows a penchant for pricey, last-minute tickets, and a toothless travel policy that allows teachers […]
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Schools profit off of student credit card debt

An investigation by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund found "some of the nation’s largest and most elite universities stand to gain millions of dollars from selling the names and addresses […]
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Seismic safety repairs slow at public universities

Nearly 180 public university buildings in California used by tens of thousands of people have been judged dangerous to occupy during a major earthquake — including libraries, classroom buildings, student […]
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Stimulus funds for special-education diverted for other uses

An investigation by Shannon Mullen of the Asbury (N.J.) Park Press shows that special-education stimulus funds have been diverted to other costs in Monmouth and Ocean counties, including legal fees […]
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Education Deparment's enforcement of campus sexual assault cases is lacking

The Education Department is charged with enforcing laws on how schools deal with sexual assault, but its Office of Civil Rights rarely investigates student allegations of botched proceedings. When cases […]
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Cheating on standardized tests suspected in one in five Georgia schools

Hundreds of Georgia schools are under investigation for cheating on state standardized tests. This week’s release of a state probe of erasure marks followed more than a year of stories […]
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Athletic departments thrive on subsidies while universities struggle

"More than $800 million in student fees and university subsidies are propping up athletic programs at the nation's top sports colleges, including hundreds of millions in the richest conferences," according […]
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Questions about results, conflict-of-interest surround early-childhood initiative

The Fresno Bee published a two-part series on accountability problems with Fresno County First 5, an early childhood initiative approved by voters in 1998. The first story found that, despite […]
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Teacher placement system undermines hiring choices

A voiceofsandiego.org project reveals a flawed teacher placement system that can undercut schools from making straightforward choices on the fundamental issue of who teaches in their classrooms.  A survey of […]
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Sexual Assault on Campus series

A nine-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity looks at sexual assaults on college campuses. "According to a report funded by the Department of Justice, roughly one in five […]
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