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How Residents in a Rural Alabama County Are Confronting the Lasting Harm of Segregation Academies
In Wilcox County, Alabama, many people say they want to bridge racial divides created by their segregated schools. But they must face a long and painful history.
“I Refuse to Be Told What to Do”: Facebook Posts Show a Conservative School Board Member Rejecting Extremism
When reporter Jeremy Schwartz first learned of a local Texas activist who ran for school board on a far-right education platform, she seemed to embody the extremist movement he’d covered since 2021. Then her Facebook posts took a surprising turn.
Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.
Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together. But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make it happen.
Illinois School Districts Sent Kids to a For-Profit Out-of-State Facility That Isn’t Vetted or Monitored
A state law was meant to help families by allowing the use of public money to fund students’ tuition at special education boarding schools around the country. But in solving one problem, lawmakers created another.
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After Decades, Voters Finally OK Replacement for Crumbling Idaho School
The vote follows a yearlong investigation by the Idaho Statesman and ProPublica into how the state’s restrictive funding policies left students studying in deteriorating buildings across the state.
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Ticketed at School as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an Illinois City for Violating Her Civil Rights
It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girl’s AirPods. Now she’s heading back to court in the hope of stopping schools from using police to discipline students.
Idaho Legislature Approves $2 Billion for Schools to Repair and Replace Aging Buildings
The funding was pledged by Gov. Brad Little after an Idaho Statesman and ProPublica investigation showed students learning in poor conditions. Educators say it’s only a start to fixing decades-old problems.
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Series
Series: State of Disrepair : Inside Idaho’s Crumbling Schools
Series: Chaos at the School Board : Unraveling America’s School Board Unrest
Series: Unequal Discipline : Native Students Face Harsh Discipline in New Mexico
Series: The Price Kids Pay : How Schools and Police Work Together to Punish Students
Series: The Pandemic and Illinois Schools : A Digital Divide, Vulnerable Students and Hidden Data
Series: Grace : A Failure in Michigan’s Juvenile Justice System
Series: Lessons Lost : How Federal Schools Are Failing Native American Students
Series: Dollars for Profs : The Lucrative World of Academic Moonlighting
Series: The Quiet Rooms : Children Locked Away in Illinois Schools
Series: Campus Complicity : Faculty Sexual Misconduct in Illinois
Series: Financial Aid Loophole : Giving Up Guardianship to Get Aid
Series: The $3 Million Research Breakdown : University of Illinois at Chicago’s Troubling Study
Series: The Failure Track : Alternative Schools and Accountability
Series: Evaluating Charter Schools : Questions About Public Transparency and Private Profits
