@streetsblogchi @DanPogoFC As a riff on Detroit's "People Mover," we could go with "Pope Mover."
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Rob Reid
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Rob Reid
@robcat26
Education Data Developer @TexasTribune; former Data Journalism Intern @TheJaxTrib
Austin, TX Katılım Eylül 2010
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Here's why there's reason to be optimistic that in the future the Red Line Extension will not only get built, it might get nicknamed the "Popemobile."
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/06/09/one…
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@TxGabeGrantham I like the raw score analysis as well, and (though limited to averages) is intuitive to interpret. Do you know if the test itself has changed over the years in ways that could have affected the scores?
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But I am always a bigger fan of looking at raw scores. Texas 4th grade reading scores fell by 2 pts while 8th grade fell by 3pt. Both of these fell to the lowest levels in decades. Both in Texas and nationally, literacy is in crisis mode.
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🚨🚨2024 NAEP scores are out!
The "Nation's Report Card" gives us a glimpse at how students are doing 4 years out from COVID-19 and allows us to see how different states rank in terms of academic outcomes.
My top takeaways 🧵🧵🧵
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@brigidmania @charlesornstein @propublica Probably related to the fact that the Private School Universe Survey is conducted only every two years- nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/. In contrast to public school demographic data which we'd have every year.
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@charlesornstein @propublica It looks like the data is only for half the years? e.g., 2001-2002, 2003-2004
Is this a quirk of the way data is reported or should years be 01-02, 02-03?
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Oh happy day!! @propublica just launched a new tool that lets you look up the demographics of private schools across the country and see how they compare to the public schools nearby.
projects.propublica.org/private-school…
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My coworkers made this 11-city analysis of housing policy super accessible. Delving into zoning restrictions that limit housing supply, this explainer balances clear writing and data analysis with dynamic visuals. apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/…
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Grim news, but I'm really impressed by how strong my new colleagues are on methodology. "A lot of the argument over climate change is: Why should we care if temperature goes up a degree...And this is one of the reasons why we should care." texastribune.org/2024/08/14/tex…
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starting the day off with a sunday above the fold front page story (my first ever!), then an amazing brunch, then an architectural boat tour and a a great family dinner to close it out... what a great end to the weekend. :)
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A 'computer error' and bad data led Florida to wrongfully strip Medicaid coverage from residents, including new mothers denied postpartum care, federal testimony revealed.
Reporting by @bycharliemcgee:
jaxtrib.org/2024/07/30/tes…
@Report4America
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Whoa cool, John Oliver shoutout for choosing the exact investigative reporting panel I attended on Thursday over the Disney Indiana Jones Adventure Ride. The specificity!
Investigative Reporters & Editors@IRE_NICAR
IRE x @LastWeekTonight 🤩 @iamjohnoliver shared this message with our members at the 2024 IRE Conference! #IRE24
Anaheim, CA 🇺🇸 English
Interesting and effective use of data sonification in journalism in the first few minutes of this podcast. "You can hear how unequal it is."
open.spotify.com/episode/2VwISa…
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Here's my tribute to the Full Flower Moon @ 7:53 PM, centered on my neighborhood park which inspires neighbors to notice birds
"I was a Pokémon kid growing up. And this just feels like real-life Pokémon." -Em Tarrant
humboldtparkmoon.com/humboldt-park-…
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"They ran up and down the parking lot passing to each other, sometimes pulling up to shoot through an imaginary hoop. After each drill they stop to discuss what they can do next, the options limited with cars passing through the lot and no rim to shoot at.”
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If you're not following some people you dislike, you're doing it wrong.
I'm happy to help.
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For our latest cover story, we collaborated with @ColumbiaSpec, tasking some of the student reporters, writers, editors, and photographers at the forefront of protest coverage to revisit the events that started it all. trib.al/deIxzJs
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united states down 10 places in reporters without borders’ press freedom index
now ranking 55 out of 180 countries globally
an embarrassment for a country that defines itself by freedom
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George Blakemore is next (of course!). He bemoans racial disparity in policing. "White lives matter, and black lives don't" in the current system, he repeats a few times.
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[EDIT] Public comments are underway. Frequent commenter Jessica Jackson is speaking in support of police superintendent Snelling, who she says is unfairly taking the rap for Chicago's crime. She blames corrupt aldermen and the corrupt circuit court system.
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Hi, I’ll be live-tweeting today's Committee on Public Safety meeting for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters.
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