Segregation Academies

ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup

Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

Dan Phiffer Joins ProPublica’s Product Engineering Team

Desperate Loans

Tribal Lenders Say They Can Charge Over 600% Interest. These States Stopped Them.

Online lenders tied to Native American tribes argue that they aren’t subject to state lending laws, but they backed away from operating in six states where attorneys have acted forcefully to protect consumers.

The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here’s What’s at Stake.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the development of life-saving treatments, experts warn.

On the Hook

How Many Cars Have Connecticut Towing Companies Sold? The DMV Can’t Tell Us.

When reporters set out to quantify the impact of a Connecticut law that allows companies to sell some cars they’ve towed after just 15 days, the DMV said records would cost $47,000; it has revised the estimate but hasn't given us the records.

Local Reporting Network

After the Palisades Fire, What Can We Really Rebuild?

As the community of Pacific Palisades, California, burns, ProPublica’s Tim Golden reflects on how the blaze will transform his hometown.

ProPublica Hires Peneloppe Serrano as IT Support Specialist

School Wars

On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools

Private letters reveal the strategy behind the decadeslong quest — successful in 12 states and counting — by politicians, church officials and activists to make taxpayer-funded school vouchers available not just to the poor but to the wealthy.

Crackdown on Student Threats

Two Families Sue After 11-Year-Old and 13-Year-Old Students Were Arrested Under Tennessee’s School Threat Law

The lawsuits, filed in federal court this month, argue East Tennessee school officials violated students’ rights by calling the police on them under Tennessee’s threats of mass violence law.

Pratheek Rebala Joins ProPublica’s Data Team

On the Hook

El DMV y los principales legisladores de Connecticut prometen revisar las leyes de remolque

Los planes para reformar las leyes de remolque en la sesión legislativa de este año siguen a una investigación de The Connecticut Mirror y ProPublica que descubrió que los remolcadores pueden vender los autos tan solo 15 días después de recogerlos.

Local Reporting Network

“All Our Future Money Is Gone”: The Impossible Task of Providing Child Care in Rural Illinois

Though the governor promised to make Illinois “the best state” to raise young children, child care continues to disappear. And, as one couple learned, there’s almost no help for those building a child care facility from the ground up.

Local Reporting Network

Gretchen Whitmer’s Chance for Wide-Ranging Legacy Derailed by Botched Legislative Session

Michigan Democrats controlled all three branches of government, but party infighting and moderate policy decisions resulted in what some have dubbed “one of the least productive legislative sessions in history.”

Melody Kramer Joins ProPublica as Product Manager for Engagement and Crowdsourcing Tools

On the Hook

El DMV de Connecticut permite que las compañías remolcadoras vendan los vehículos que recogen en tan solo 15 días

Una ley creada para hacer frente a los vehículos abandonados se ha convertido en un obstáculo para que las personas de bajos ingresos recuperen sus autos cuando se los lleva la grúa. Las consecuencias pueden ir mucho más allá del costo del vehículo.

Local Reporting Network

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