NEW: Please take a moment to read this story about an appalling injustice affecting some of the nation’s most vulnerable children (1/11)
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You have a little over a month to complete your application for the Spencer Education Reporting Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School. For more info, go to spencerfellows.org
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Thrilled to report that state officials in Michigan (at last) are now taking steps to address the injustice that's prevented foster youth from getting credit for high school classes. Here's my latest story on this issue: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m
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NEW: Please take a moment to read this story about an appalling injustice affecting some of the nation’s most vulnerable children (1/11) nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m
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This fall, Autumn Roberson-Manahan was the new kid in Slaton.
She was Black, a straight-A student hoping to be valedictorian of her class.
Now, after four months in her new school, she’s not sure whether she’ll graduate on time.
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Whoa! I'm not even at Taylor Swift fan. I was just doing this for my kids. I've been in the line all morning. I got to the end. I WAS NEXT and then told me there was an error and BUMPED ME TO THE BACK! What a criminal enterprise this is!
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We're still here and want to remind everyone that the Spencer Education Reporting Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School is a great opportunity if you have a long-term reporting project that needs research and funding. For more info, go to our website, spencerfellows.org.
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I am a Holocaust survivor and retired NYC teacher. Invite me to speak to your students.
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If you have a long-term reporting project, this is the fellowship for you! DM with any questions.
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Our @FellowsSpencer @columbiajourn education journalists have pursued ambitious long-form journalism projects - from books to podcasts, magazine features, newspaper series, and more. Applications for this upcoming cycle are due February 1. spencerfellows.org
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You know you're over-scheduled when every time you open a zoom, you find yourself PRAYING the other party won't show (and these people I sought out to interview...)
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Here's a thread of the 20 politicians who've falsely claimed this year that schools are accommodating who kids identify as cats, putting litter boxes on campus for them
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This would be hilarious if it weren't actually driving policy and/or politics:
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Local officials and activists are gathered at the Birwood Wall to celebrate the new sign that designates it as a historic site. A project I was proud to be part of last year explores the wall’s ongoing legacy: nbcnews.com/specials/detro
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Incredibly proud of this partnership. Kudos to our entire team of reporters + editors:
Read our investigation here: propublica.org/article/shackl
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WINNER: Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships: @MarshallProj, @NBCNews and @ProPublica for “No Light. No Nothing.” Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup. awards.journalists.org/entries/no-lig #OJA22
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Thank you for recognizing the partnership and colllaboration between in producing this powerful reporting:
'No light. No nothing.' Inside Louisiana's harshest juvenile lockup via nbcnews -
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This summer, Louisiana’s governor signed the state’s first law restricting isolation for youth following two suicides and reporting by , & .
Our report from June:
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We are honored to receive this recognition with & .
See the original investigation: themarshallproject.org/2022/03/10/no-
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WINNER: Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships: @MarshallProj, @NBCNews and @ProPublica for “No Light. No Nothing.” Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup. awards.journalists.org/entries/no-lig #OJA22
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Over the past decade, Olivia Coley-Pearson's voter advocacy efforts have landed her in her local jail & led to 2 prosecutions with multiple felony charges.
What for? For trying to help voters who struggle to read.
The latest from and me:
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Shout-outs to the Inquirer's , NBC News' , the , and for including foster kids in their education coverage.
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Once you've read this, ask yourself why this is allowed to happen. Parents are desperate to help the children they love. They have so few decent options when kids are in crisis. Why is that?
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Last year, I wrote about an outrageous scam that's been robbing Detroiters of homes and savings. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/f
This weekend, I was thrilled to join June Walker -- the story's lead subject -- as she hosted a housewarming in the home she now owns because of that story.
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Just fixed the broken shower faucet all by my female self despite guidance from the plumbing store guy who made several assumptions about me and asked: “does your husband have an Allen wrench?”
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Louisiana’s juvenile lockups were riddled with violence and mismanagement. The governor's solution: temporarily move teens to the notorious Angola prison for adults.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l via /
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"Moving kids to your adult maximum security prison campus, where you send adults to die, is the worst juvenile justice policy decision probably ever made in modern times" nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l via
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Teens in a Louisiana juvenile facility are being sent to Angola prison. Experts say it's not only cruel, it could violate the law. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l via
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Last year, Louisiana responded to a wave of violence + escapes at juvenile facilities by locking troubled teens in solitary around the clock.
Now the state has announced a new strategy: sending teens to Angola, the largest max security prison in the US.
nola.com/news/article_c
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NEW: When we first heard that Louisiana had quietly opened up a new lockup for teens, where they were shackled, held in solitary w/ no education, we almost didn't believe it. The reality was so much worse.
A collab w/ @schwartzapfel + @erinleinhorn + me
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I'm looking forward to hearing June Walker share her story with Detroiters. Read her full tale here: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d
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I'm not one for a hard sell, but I would strongly suggest you tune in Tuesday @Local4News 5:30pm for this story, especially if you're someone who wishes there was more good news in the world.
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"The wide variation among students that NWEA identified in its analysis has only intensified the challenge of ensuring that all children are making progress, teachers say."
Read more, including perspectives of teachers, in reporting by .
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The pandemic’s impact on children has been so uneven that many U.S. classrooms now have a wider range of student abilities, with more students lagging far below grade level, new testing data shows.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s via /
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One classroom but very different students: Why it's now harder for children to catch up in school nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s via
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Most Detroiters affected by the "fake landlord scam" aren't so lucky and substantive change remains elusive. Here's our original story:
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Last fall and I wrote about Detroiters getting scammed out of their homes. Thrilled to report that our piece led to the main subject of our story becoming a homeowner -- for real this time!
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Shereen A. White, our Director of Advocacy & Policy, was quoted in a recent article on Michigan's failure to provide a quality education for young people in state-funded facilities. interviewed 10 youth who are speaking out. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m
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I sincerely have never read a more shocking story, given the lack of blood or heinous crime. Foster kids don't deserve to be treated this way. I can't figure out how these foster facilities are unable to have any consistent educational standards. Thank you for shining a light. 💝
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10 current, former Michigan foster youth spoke to about how the state failed to give them a quality education.
Erin tells : "These are youth that have been through so many difficult things, and then to be told this..."
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Important piece on@NBCNews by that highlights some of the real challenges & frustrations foster youths face with getting quality education. Full Article nbcnews.to/3NRTozK
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Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention
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I want to thank @erinleinhorn and @NBCNews for following up on the lead for this story. This is a critical issue few are talking about.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m
cc @skillmanfound @wdet @Chalkbeat @BridgeDet313 @BridgeMichigan @media_outlier
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Kids taken from their families, shoved into youth facilities, and then the state failed to give them an education
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