June 2014 Archive
The NSA Revelations All in One Chart
We plotted the NSA programs, showing which ones fall squarely into the agency’s stated mission of foreign surveillance, and which ones are more controversial.
FAQ For Our NSA Chart
How we categorized the various NSA revelations from the past year.
Michigan Charter Schools, Hospice Inc. and Repeat Flood Repairs (MuckReads Weekly)
Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-charter-schools-hospice-inc.-and-repeat-flood-repairs-muckreads-we#signup">Sign up</a> to get this briefing delivered to your inbox every weekend.
Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is a 'Trade Secret'
The charity is fighting our public records request for information on how it raised and spent money after the superstorm.
Meet the Groups Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids
Republicans say it is a matter of states' rights.
Missile Defense Fail, Pimp City and Small Plane Crashes (MuckReads Weekly)
Introducing a roundup of some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email? <a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/missile-defense-fail-pimp-city-and-small-plane-crashes-muckreads-weekly#mc_embed_signup">Sign up</a> to get this briefing delivered to your inbox every weekend beginning June 28.
House Adopts Amendment to Bar NSA From Meddling With Encryption Standards
The measure was inserted into a defense appropriations bill and approved on a voice vote.
Medicare Billing Outliers Often Have Disciplinary Problems, Too
As news organizations analyze data on Medicare payments, doctors with disciplinary records keep popping up.
Can Schools in Your State Pin Kids Down? Probably.
Public schoolchildren across the country were physically restrained or isolated in rooms they couldn’t leave at least 267,000 times in the 2011-2012 school year, despite a near-consensus that such practices are dangerous and have no therapeutic benefit. Many states have little regulation or oversight of such practices. This map shows where your state stands.
Restraint Techniques
A Minnesota Department of Education report shows these three common restraints. So-called prone restraints are known to restrict breathing and can be lethal to children. About half of states don’t have a law prohibiting public schools from using such restraints. Minnesota doesn’t allow prone restraints on disabled children and will ban the tactics altogether after August 2015.
Violent and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids Are Being Pinned Down, Isolated Against Their Will
Carson Luke, a young boy with autism, shattered bones in his hand and foot after educators grabbed him and tried to shut him into a “scream room.” Kids across the country risked similar harm at least 267,000 times in just one school year.
