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Jennifer Smith Richards

Jennifer Smith Richards

@jsmithrichards

Investigations in the Midwest at ProPublica. Past: Chicago Tribune by way of OH/GA/NY/WV. Enthusiastic about FOIA + data. Tell me everything.

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Jennifer Smith Richards@jsmithrichards·
Illinois law bans schools from fining students as discipline. So police have been doing it for them. @Jodiscohen and I explain how kids have been punished with thousands of tickets in 3 years for school fights, profanity and other teenage behavior. chicagotribune.com/investigations…
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Some functions of the U.S. Department of Education will move to other federal agencies, @cbinkley reports. That would outsource managing funding streams for K-12 schools and colleges to the Department of Labor. (No news on the Office for Civil Rights yet.) apnews.com/article/educat…
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George W. Papajohn@GeorgeWPapajohn·
Canary on the prairie? Oklahoma looks to be the lab where Christianity & patriotism mix to create something that doesn't look like a separation of church and state — or convey a conventional rendering of history. Deep reporting by @jsmithrichards. propublica.org/article/trump-…
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ProPublica@propublica·
Educators & parents: • Are public schools in your area losing funding or changing curriculum? • Are low-income, ESL or disabled students losing access to programs? • Are more families in your area sending students to private schools? Help us report ⬇️ propublica.org/getinvolved/he…
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The ex-Chicago cop who got out of dozens of tickets by repeating a bogus story — that his girlfriend stole his BMW — pleaded guilty. But there’s more: @Jodiscohen and I tracked pending court cases based on his policing. More than 90 have been dropped. propublica.org/article/chicag…
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UPDATE: The rural Ohio solar project that fossil fuel interests fought hard against (in part by using the local newspaper) was approved by the state today. Frasier Solar can move forward. Here's our previous story about this fight, for reference. propublica.org/article/ohio-m…
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An update, three years after this investigation published: the Illinois legislature passed a bill to end police ticketing of students at school. propublica.org/article/illino…
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Illinois law bans schools from fining students as discipline. So police have been doing it for them. @Jodiscohen and I explain how kids have been punished with thousands of tickets in 3 years for school fights, profanity and other teenage behavior. chicagotribune.com/investigations…

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Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein·
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found. propublica.org/article/segreg…
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ProPublica@propublica·
It’s Election Day! ProPublica reporters live & work in 26 states. Today, our reporters are on the ground, on the lookout for what’s going right and what isn’t. Got a tip? Contact us at propublica.org/tips. You can also text, call or Signal message us: 917-512-0201
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Byard Duncan@ByardDuncan·
This story from @msanchezMIA and @mrym_jml should be required reading for every U.S. voter. It's a rigorously reported, tender and ultimately heartbreaking look at what immigration REALLY is all about. I can't recommend it strongly enough. propublica.org/article/immigr…
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