February 2017 Archive
Trump quiere que México acepte migrantes deportados de EEUU, incluso si no son mexicanos
El plan es parte de una serie de nuevas medidas migratorias que podría encontrar trabas judiciales y diplomáticas.
‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System
School officials nationwide dodge accountability ratings by steering low achievers to alternative programs.
Alternative School Enrollment and Warning Signs
Which districts have large numbers of students in alternative schools, and where are those schools potentially problematic?
Methodology: How We Analyzed Alternative Schools Data
Using federal and local data, ProPublica examined how some alternative schools shortchange students and at times become a silent release valve for schools straining under the pressure of accountability reform.
Did Jury in Etan Patz Murder Case Receive Improper Information?
Lawyers for man convicted in case of notorious missing boy to seek hearing on report of jury contamination.
Trump Plan: Deport to Mexico Immigrants Crossing Border Illegally, Regardless of Nationality
The idea is part of a raft of immigration proposals signed by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly that are likely to spur international and legal challenges.
Concern Sparked by Recent Changes to a Department of Energy Website for Kids
Officials at the Energy Information Administration say deletions and altered wording regarding coal and fracking just routine updates.
In Connecticut, Calling for Help Carries Risks for Victims of Domestic Violence
The state’s rate of dual arrests — where both parties in a violent dispute wind up arrested — is nearly 10 times the national average.
Even Suspended Ban Puts Iraqi Interpreter’s Carefully Built American Dream At Risk
An interpreter risked his life working for the U.S. Marines. Now, after eight years in the U.S., his Michigan export business is suffering because it's too risky to leave the country.
A Physicist and Possible Adviser to Trump Describes His Love of Science, and CO2
Brilliant and controversial, Dr. Will Happer of Princeton says being called a climate denier feels like being labeled a Nazi sympathizer.
Trump Then: ‘I Would Have No Problem’ Banning Lobbyists. Trump Now: You’re Hired!
Donald Trump suggested during the campaign that he would ban lobbyists from his administration. Now they’re working at the very agencies they sought to influence.
New York City Set to Pass Sweeping Nuisance Abatement Reforms
An investigation by the New York Daily News and ProPublica prompts changes that guarantee residents and businesses targeted in NYPD nuisance actions more due process rights.
Trump Once Told New York City His Net Worth Was Much Lower Than What He Said Publicly
President Trump has long given wildly varying numbers estimating his net worth. In 2009, he offered one figure publicly, then said his worth was substantially less on government documents.
Former ‘Border Czar’ Gives Real Facts About Immigration
Alan Bersin says a border wall won’t address the real challenges confronting the U.S. border enforcement system: hopelessly understaffed immigration courts and lawlessness and poverty in Central America.
Trump’s Watered-Down Ethics Rules Let a Lobbyist Help Run an Agency He Lobbied
President Trump’s executive order on ethics also cites a section of the law that doesn’t exist.
Do You Know Someone Who Died or Nearly Died in Childbirth? Help Us Investigate Maternal Health
By many measures, the United States has become the most dangerous industrialized country in which to give birth.
