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Little oversight of profitable charter school

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Connie Langland and Dale Mezzacappa report on a charter school's manager "who has turned Chester Community Charter School into a profitable, expanding business in the heart of […]
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20 percent of fired teachers accused of sex crimes

Pamela Hamilton of the Associated Press used a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain records showing that "one in five educators sanctioned by the state for bad behavior in […]
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'Highly qualified' teachers don't always equal high student scores

Amy L. Kovac and Jaci Smith of New Jersey's Herald-News used state education data to show that in Passaic County, having a "highly qualified" teacher doesn't always mean that students […]
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Lack of inspection data raises concerns for Utah school safety

Nate Carlisle and Jessica Ravitz The Salt Lake Tribune report on the state of fire inspections in public schools, following a fire that destroyed Wasatch Junior High School. The school […]
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State, university employees' salaries swell

Jane Stancill and David Raynor of The (Raleigh/Durham) News & Observer analyzed state payroll data to find that "there are already more than 2,200 state and University of North Carolina […]
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School administrators paid big during yearlong leaves

Megan Twohey of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel used university documents to show that "the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has paid four former administrators more than $600,000 in taxpayer dollars for yearlong […]
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Company builds silo within 300 feet of school

Ken Ward Jr. of the Charleston Gazette investigates a coal company, which has built and begun to build silos outside the companies permit area, within 300 feet of a school. […]
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Paper finds inaccuracies in after-school claims

Paul Tosto of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on discrepancies the paper found in a report the state published claiming that Minnesota has more young children taking care of […]
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School district loses big by investing locally

Joel Rutchick of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer used local school financial records to show that "the Cleveland Municipal School District has lost out on as much as $14 million in […]
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High benefit payouts hurt Oregon schools

Betsy Hammond of The (Portland) Oregonian analyzed state education data to find that "for each teacher, secretary, principal, janitor and other worker, Oregon schools paid an average of $18,300 for […]
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