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301 stories published since 2015

Tennessee Is Ramping Up Penalties for Student Threats. Research Shows That’s Not the Best Way to Keep Schools Safe.

by Aliyya Swaby

April 17, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
The Influential Conservative Group Making it Harder for Idaho Districts to Fix Their Schools

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman

April 9, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
Idaho Legislature Approves $2 Billion for Schools to Repair and Replace Aging Buildings

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman

March 22, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
Liberty University Hit With Record Fines for Failing to Handle Complaints of Sexual Assault, Other Crimes

by Eric Umansky

March 6, 2024, 12:35 pm EST
Idaho Resolution Would Aim to Lower Voting Threshold to Pass School Bonds

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, and Asia Fields, ProPublica

February 22, 2024, 1:10 pm EST
Idaho Legislature Takes Up Bill to Help School Districts Repair and Replace Buildings

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman

February 9, 2024, 1:25 pm EST
Check Your State: Here Are the Active Shooter Training Requirements for Schools and Law Enforcement

by Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel

February 8, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs

by Alec MacGillis

January 31, 2024, 5:00 am EST
Idaho Governor Proposes $2 Billion in Funding for School Buildings Over Next 10 Years

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman

January 9, 2024, 11:40 am EST
Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis

by Alec MacGillis

January 8, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Falling Apart

by Asia Fields, ProPublica, and Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, illustrations by Pia Guerra for ProPublica, design by Anna Donlan, ProPublica

December 15, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Idaho Lawmakers Are Discussing a Proposal That Would Make It Easier to Repair Schools

by Becca Savransky and Bryan Clark, Idaho Statesman

December 14, 2023, 9:00 am EST
“Uprooted”: What a Black Community Lost When a Virginia University Grew

by Brandi Kellam, Christopher Tyree and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Lisa Riordan Seville, ProPublica

December 9, 2023, 4:45 pm EST
A Washington Special Education School Accused of Abusing Students Is Closing Amid Scrutiny

by Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

December 4, 2023, 9:00 am EST
Book Bans in Texas Spread as New State Law Takes Effect

by Jeremy Schwartz

October 11, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
Texas Took Over Its Largest School District, but Has Let Underperforming Charter Networks Expand

by Kiah Collier and Dan Keemahill

October 10, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
Federal Scrutiny, Plunging Revenue Plague a Private College’s Attempt at a Turnaround

by Anna Clark, ProPublica, and David Jesse, The Chronicle of Higher Education

September 28, 2023, 4:00 am EDT
This Security Guard Enforced a School District’s Mask Mandate. He Ended Up Facing a Criminal Charge.

by Nicole Carr

September 26, 2023, 10:10 am EDT
Idaho creó un fondo de $25 millones para reparar escuelas en mal estado. ¿Por qué nadie lo utiliza?

por Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, fotografía por Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman

September 25, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
New Mexico AG to Investigate Gallup-McKinley School District for Harsh Discipline of Native American Students

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth

September 11, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
Idaho Created a $25 Million Fund to Fix Unsafe Schools. Why Is Nobody Using It?

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, photography by Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman

September 6, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
A Washington Special Education School That Was Accused of Harming Kids Is Now Barred From Taking New Students

by Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

August 24, 2023, 9:00 am EDT
An Experiment to Fight Pandemic-Era Learning Loss Launches in Richmond

by Alec MacGillis

August 18, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Years After Being Ticketed at School for a Theft She Said Never Happened, Former Student Prevails in Court

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards

August 10, 2023, 1:30 pm EDT
“We’re Huge in Learning Loss!” Cashing in on the Post-Pandemic Education Crisis.

by Alec MacGillis

July 24, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
How School Board Meetings Became Flashpoints for Anger and Chaos Across the Country

by Nicole Carr and Lucas Waldron

July 19, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
How Parents Outraged by Library Books, Diversity Initiatives and Sex Ed Transformed One New Jersey School Board

by Nicole Carr

June 29, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
Illinois Officials Will Try a Second Time to Make Good on Pledge to Reform Student Ticketing

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards

June 29, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Baker College Faces Federal Investigation Over “Recruitment and Marketing Practices”

by Anna Clark

June 27, 2023, 10:45 am EDT
Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic?

by Alec MacGillis

June 19, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
New York Charter Schools Write Their Own Rules for When to Call 911 on Students Having a Mental Health Crisis

by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY; Photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica

May 23, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
He Became Convinced the School Board Was Pushing “Transgender Bullshit.” He Ended Up Arrested — and Emboldened.

by Nicole Carr

May 20, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a “Peer-Reviewed” Author

by Daniel Golden, ProPublica, and Kunal Purohit

May 18, 2023, 4:00 am EDT
The Student Protesters Were Arrested. The Man Who Got Violent in the Parking Lot Wasn’t.

by Nicole Carr; Photography by Terra Fondriest for ProPublica

May 13, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
NYC Schools Handcuff and Haul Away Kids in Emotional Crisis

by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica

May 4, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Washington State Legislature Strengthens Oversight of Private Special Education Schools

by Lulu Ramadan and Mike Reicher, The Seattle Times

April 24, 2023, 12:10 pm EDT
Techos colapsados, baños sin servicio, salones inundados: dentro de las escuelas peor financiadas del país

por Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, fotografía por Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman

April 24, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Ayúdenos a informar sobre las deterioradas escuelas públicas de Idaho

por Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, y Asia Fields, ProPublica

April 14, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
Idaho: Help Us Show Readers and Officials Issues With Your School Building

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, and Asia Fields, ProPublica

April 13, 2023, 5:05 am EDT
Collapsing Roofs, Broken Toilets, Flooded Classrooms: Inside the Worst-Funded Schools in the Nation

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, photography by Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman

April 13, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
A Chicago Suburb Stopped Ticketing Students. But It Won’t Stop Pursuing a 3-Year-Old Case Over Missing AirPods.

by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards

March 22, 2023, 11:30 am EDT
Have a Student in New Mexico Schools? Here Is What to Know About How School Discipline Works.

by Asia Fields

March 21, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
The Federal Government Is Investigating an Illinois School Where Students With Disabilities Were Frequently Arrested

by Jennifer Smith Richards, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica

March 8, 2023, 5:00 am EST
New Bill Could End Police Ticketing in Illinois Schools

by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards

March 3, 2023, 6:00 am EST
School District Pays Legal Fees After Banning Mothers From Reading Sexually Graphic Passages at Meetings

by Nicole Carr

February 21, 2023, 3:30 pm EST
How One Mom Fought Washington’s Special Education System — and Won

by Lulu Ramadan and Mike Reicher, The Seattle Times

February 19, 2023, 9:00 am EST
Gallup School Superintendent Says Changing a Label Explains Away Its Harsh Native Student Discipline. It Doesn’t.

by Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth, and Steve Myers, ProPublica

February 9, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Judge Orders Washington State Private Special Education School to Turn Over Records

by Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

January 27, 2023, 9:00 am EST
Washington State Launches Investigation of Private Special Education Schools

by Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

January 20, 2023, 11:40 am EST
A School Superintendent Says Our Story About Expulsions in His District Is Incorrect. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth

January 17, 2023, 5:00 am EST