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Data specialist/staff writer . VP, journalists Past: , investigative journalism fellow,

Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Mar 15

    In response to student walkouts with a national turnout estimated of 1 million, conservative leadership largely stayed silent. But also those who did speak up took quite a variety of stances, we found in an analysis, via & me

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    Apr 3

    Wonderful acknowledgement of 's work in 's amazing new book about Texas. We are all lucky to have our Larry among us — he is a great friend and a journalism hero and inspiration

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    11 hours ago

    Don't hug us just read us.

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    33 minutes ago

    This is one of the most incisive, searing social commentaries you will read all year. And yes, the facts here seem to have been totally buried in the rush to judgment.

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    5 hours ago

    I’m a big C-SPAN fan (a C-FAN), so I was eager to hear Ed Week’s discussing teacher pay issues on Washington Journal.

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    9 hours ago

    I love this story about the un-heralded women who helped lead the civil rights movement.

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    Apr 3

    In his last public remarks as National Security Adviser, Lt. Gen. HR McMaster at the Atlantic Council said “we have failed to impose sufficient costs" on Russia, reports

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    9 hours ago

    Now, with the elected school board back in control of Newark’s schools and Mayor Ras Baraka seeking a second term, the big question for him on education is: What next?

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    11 hours ago

    Wow: DC educators at an Anacostia HS stage protest after arriving to find every. single. toilet broken in the school. They say they've been teaching in such dilapidated conditions for too long

    Update: Teachers walked out b/c they said not a single toilet was working this morning. Toilets are now fixed, and walkout is over. But teachers said if this happened in any other part of the city, officials would have closed school
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  10. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Here's hoping DHS Sect. Nielsen is asked about this:

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    9 hours ago

    I no longer work at NTV News. Here's why:

    Exclusive: A morning TV producer at a Sinclair-owned station in Nebraska has resigned in protest of what he calls the company's "obvious bias." Here's what he told me
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    9 hours ago

    Sheriff runs laps with students via

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  13. 9 hours ago

    Check out my brilliant colleague talking about teacher pay:

    Education Week reporter Madeline Will discusses her recent piece examining teacher pay, pensions & benefits
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    Apr 3

    Thanks for having me on!

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    "Part of this is that the funding hasn't really rebounded since the recession," 's says of teacher protests taking place in Oklahoma and Kentucky.
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  15. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Context: Both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama sent National Guard troops to the US Mexico border. In the past, troops helped with surveillance but did not directly remove people from the border.

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    9 hours ago

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    JUST IN: Facebook says it now believes the Facebook information of up to 87,000,000 people, mostly in US, "may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica" -
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    9 hours ago

    The White House is saying BOTH that illegal immigration is down because the administration has been effective in deterring it, AND that it's a massive threat which requires a wall and the National Guard. Like magic, there's a storyline for both ends of the ideological spectrum.

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  18. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Kirstjen Nielsen just announced Trump will sign order to send National Guard to the US Mexico border.

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    9 hours ago

    The chart on the new federal education budget is up to nearly 20,000 views. See what the fuss is about: And read more here:

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    Apr 3

    I used to think the government was bad, but now I think it is good

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    9 hours ago

    Sinclair producer in Nebraska resigns to protest 'obvious bias'. scoops

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