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'The federal government said it would cover 40% of the cost of providing special education services, but it has never come close to fulfilling that promise. In 2023, the National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals said... current funding is at <13 %.' npr.org/2024/05/15/124… by Cory Turner

An Oscar-winning film made a historic AZ gay bar a punchline — and 'opened a conversation' azcentral.com/story/entertai… via azcentral

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Colleagues: I am working on an introduction to investigative reporting course for the fall. If you teach, what reporting do you always include? If you don’t, what’s the best investigative report you’ve read in the last five years? Really looking for pieces that can be used to

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I'm looking for people of all/any age who have thought about or actually succeeded in reconnecting with old friends after losing touch (or even people who have considered trying but got intimidated). If this is you please let me know!

Y’all, we have to advocate for ourselves and be unapologetically noisy about it, or people are not going to understand all the ways that local journalism is in deep trouble right now. pewresearch.org/journalism/202…

New report from The Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy analyzes 'whether the primary beneficiaries of (Arizona's ESA program) are families in need.' It finds that 'families in the poorest communities are the least likely to obtain ESA funds.' brookings.edu/articles/arizo…

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🚨Journo request: Looking to talk to USC graduates today about how they feel regarding the changes to this year’s graduation celebrations in light of ongoing protests. Feel free to DM me here or email [email protected] thanks in advance for any help 🙏

Will L.A. County voters decide to raise sales taxes, again, to fund homelessness efforts?

Supporters of a new initiative say they delivered enough signatures today to qualify for the Nov. ballot.

More on this big election year story in my LAist piece: laist.com/news/housing-h…

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Talking to an expert tomorrow midday and will take yer questions right to her.
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Love a good rattlesnake story, especially involving badass women. “In my opinion, it’s all a losing battle because people will never stop being so selfish...But I’m gonna spend my little time, my chunk of life here, just helping people, helping the snakes.”