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UCLA officials bend travel rules with first-class flights, luxury hotels

A Center for Investigative Reporting article states that in the past several years, six of 17 academic deans at the Westwood campus routinely have submitted doctors’ notes stating they have […]
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Critics question billion-dollar tutoring program

“A decade after schools were required to offer tutoring sessions by third-party vendors, an increasing number of school districts and researchers say the multibillion-dollar system is broken," according to The […]
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ESU Foundation: Where did the $250G contribution go?

The Pocono Record posted nearly 14,000 public documents (won in a protracted public records court battle) in a search for clues about what happened to money pledged to project at […]
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Mentally troubled students overwhelm schools

The Star Tribune reports that one boy's struggle with “Mr. Angry” highlights a growing dilemma: Thousands of kids with mental problems rely on schools for care. Gianni is one of […]
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How Pennsylvania Schools Made a Cheating Scandal Disappear

“Given the scope of the issue and the lack of action since, it appears Pennsylvania is covering up one of the country’s largest cheating scandals — and doing so in […]
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With no ride to school, African-American and poor children disproportionately hit in traffic in urban districts

In Ohio, African-American children and those from lower-income families are far more likely to be hit by cars than white children in the suburbs, according to an Akron Beacon Journal […]
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Extra Extra Monday: terrorism fears and chemical plants, mental health gaps, factory farm pollution

Terrorism fears have led government to cloak the danger of hazardous chemical plants | The Houston Chronicle"Around the country, hundreds of buildings like the one in West store some type […]
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In California, incarcerated students fall through gaps in special education laws

The Center for Investigative Reporting looks into who is responsible for educating students with disabilities in jail. "California and federal laws allow students with disabilities to receive special education until […]
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Disabled students face dangerous discipline in Minnesota

"It happens thousands of times a year in Minnesota’s classrooms: Disabled students get punished for disruptive outbursts with severe forms of discipline — from forceful physical restraint to extended solitary […]
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State still shelling out millions to workers on paid administrative leave

"The Tribune reported in October that the state regularly pays employees not to work, even as it faces wide budget gaps and service cutbacks. The paper's analysis found that, since […]
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