Sam Fortier

Was a national civics competition for high-school kids ... Rigged? Biased? Botched? I followed one family through Trump's patriotic contest and found a remarkable story about our age of suspicion. For @NOTUSreports: notus.org/national/ameri…

Update: Following our reporting, a Senator is demanding “transparency” from the Dept. of Education regarding the disputed results of a national civics competition for high-school kids. For @NOTUSreports:

New: Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy demanded “transparency” from the Department of Education regarding the disputed results of a national civics contest for high school students. via @Sam4TR notus.org/senate/chris-m…

Murphy, who sits on two committees that oversee DoE, requested “a full review of the results,” including detailed explanations for disputed answers and any scoring documents. He set a Sept. 1 deadline for the department to respond. Full story: notus.org/senate/chris-m…

Exclusive: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) demanded "transparency" from the Dept. of Education in a letter Wednesday regarding the disputed results of a national civics contest for HS kids. "Opaque rules and scoring have cast serious doubts about basic standards of fairness and left a family reeling," he wrote. Full story @NOTUSreports 🔗⬇️

The Presidential 1776 Award competition ended in a disputed finish in the age of suspicion. @Sam4TR reports. notus.org/national/ameri…

"My editor, Kelley Benham French, is a genius, and she made sure we hit every note in rhythm," @Sam4TR tells @niemanstory. "I've rarely had so much fun editing." tinyurl.com/4pjsrtfz

@TheWillHobson Thanks for sharing, Hob 🙏🏻

Late to this crazy story @Sam4TR uncovered and told so well that had DC buzzing this week: x.com/Sam4TR/status/…

@SeanAshley7 @lillianbautiste Thank you, Mr. Ashley! I was up in Maine a couple weekends ago. Different air

@lillianbautiste @Sam4TR Great story, Sam

Excited to work with @Sam4TR for this video. If you haven't already, check out this must-read: notus.org/national/ameri…

@RohanNadkarni Ro 😂😂

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@newsbysamuels Thank you for sharing it, Robert

I cannot get this @Sam4TR story out of my head: notus.org/national/ameri…

Suspicion and doubt at the national civics competition. I followed an immigrant family that achieved the American dream through the patriotic contest. Rigged? Biased? Botched? For @NOTUSreports:

@brandonetc Thank you, Brandon!

@Sam4TR banger, Sam

Was a national civics competition for high-school kids ... Rigged? Biased? Botched? I followed one family through Trump's patriotic contest and found a remarkable story about our age of suspicion. For @NOTUSreports: notus.org/national/ameri…

This is insane.

This is such a good and thought-provoking read.

@nikiesnews A testament to the copy editing imo

Update: the Dept. of Education told the Singh family that the judges exercised "independent good faith judgement” and the scores were correct. The family said DoE didn't engage with the substance of its questions. Full update, now included at the end of the article:

This is ostensibly a story about the national civics contest the Trump administration held for America’s 250th. But it's hard not to see it as a metaphor for where we're at as a country notus.org/national/ameri…