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On the morning of May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old armed with an assault rifle slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Reporters from the […]
In this six-episode podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though the […]
“Disabled & Denied” exposed how Baltimore City Schools denied students with disabilities a proper education, and in doing so, violated their federal education rights. This series resulted in multiple state-level […]
The narratives described in “The Price Kids Pay” had been playing out for years. They were being noted haphazardly in obscure records or unfolding in hearings that attracted almost no […]
This panel will take a look at best practices for getting information from places that can be difficult or challenging. Nursing homes, schools, prisons, and public health departments — as […]
This story produced for our advanced reporting class examined a controversial school board land deal and the actions of two real estate brokers at the center of the deal. Confidential records […]
“Mississippi Goddam: The Ballad of Billey Joe,” created by reporter/host Al Letson and reporter Jonathan Jones, investigates the 2008 suspicious death of Billey Joe Johnson Jr., a 17-year-old Black high […]
On March 1, 2021, the Fox45 News investigative unit, Project Baltimore, broke the story. A Baltimore City mother, Tiffany France, came forward with stunning information about her son’s education. In […]
Republican education reformers saw the tiny, segregated school district in Jefferson County, Fla., as an opportunity to test their theory that privatization could be the cure for public school failure. […]
It’s not often that a single local education news story uncovers a dangerous secret, garners the attention of the public and lawmakers on a national level, influences federal and local […]
Early in 2019, WNYC began conducting an investigation into lead-paint contamination in public elementary schools in New York City. When the Department of Education (DOE) did not respond to repeated […]
This 10-month investigation included two stories by reporter Ed Williams that zero in on the most critical issues in special education, detailing a widespread practice of abuse, misinformation and outright […]
One of the worst kept secrets in Dallas, Texas, is how many suburban students attend the Dallas school district's renowned arts magnet high school, Booker T. Washington. Board policy dictates […]
A two-year investigation showed that in cases across San Diego County, public school teachers who committed sexual misconduct were quietly reprimanded, or negotiated exit deals that allowed them to hide […]
The series began with a tip that a handful of JFK High School students’ grades were being improperly inflated. The tipster presented compelling evidence of grade inflation, and the school […]
With more than 95,000 inmates languishing in Florida prisons, the nation’s third largest corrections system offers virtually no meaningful education, despite overwhelming evidence that it’s the strongest antidote to recidivism. […]
