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Judging Juveniles
Judges use ‘arbitrary,’ ‘horrendous’ reasons to keep teens in adult court
Ghost guns ‘not a big issue’? Las Vegas police records say otherwise
Benchmark Assessment System reading test is widely used and often wrong
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Sold a Story
The hit podcast that is transforming how schools teach reading
Sold a Story en español
Una adaptación al español del pódcast
Sent Away
An investigative podcast on Utah's massive troubled-teen treatment industry
Testing the Limits
How a Covid-19 testing company accused of sloppiness, fraud and profiteering kept expanding
'Youth were abused here'
More than 40 states have sent vulnerable kids to Sequel
When Tasers Fail
Tasers are less reliable than their maker has claimed. The results can be deadly
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The Educate Podcast
Introducing: Sold a Story
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Recent Stories
March 20, 2024
Judges use ‘arbitrary,’ ‘horrendous’ reasons to keep teens in adult court
by Rachel Baye, Jennifer Lu, and Claire Keenan-Kurgan
February 14, 2024
Ghost guns ‘not a big issue’? Las Vegas police records say otherwise
by Bert Johnson, Chris Haxel, and Kate Martin
February 2, 2024
An appraiser told Anchorage its property was worth $3M. The city sold it to the former mayor for $2M.
by Nathaniel Herz
December 11, 2023
Widely used reading test often wrong
by Christopher Peak
November 19, 2023
Segway inventor’s private companies reap millions from the federally funded nonprofit he runs
by Todd Bookman
September 26, 2023
Tesla needs graphite. Alaska has plenty. But mining it raises fears in nearby Native villages.
by Nathaniel Herz
July 17, 2023
St. Louis police data: Nearly 60% of homicides committed since 2017 are unsolved
by Tom Scheck, Jennifer Lu, and Rachel Lippmann
May 30, 2023
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy policy adviser who said ‘divorce is worse than rape’ resigns
by Nathaniel Herz and Curtis Gilbert
May 18, 2023
After Sold a Story, more states spell out reading instruction
by Christopher Peak
May 16, 2023
City contracts drive millions in pandemic profits for Anchorage soup kitchen
by Nathaniel Herz and Curtis Gilbert
March 24, 2023
GPS tracking and gumshoe surveillance: How private investigations are transforming Nevada politics
by Tabitha Mueller, Bert Johnson, Tom Scheck, and Jennifer Lu
November 17, 2022
How legislation on reading instruction is changing across the country
by Christopher Peak
Sold a Story en español
'Youth were abused here'
