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Who wants to be a teacher?
We’ve spent decades trying to alleviate teacher shortages. Our attempts have dramatically changed the teacher workforce, but the shortages remain.
Texas company fuels rise of for-profit teacher training programs
Lax oversight, no-bid contracts and mysterious pricing: Inside the black box of Covid testing
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'Youth were abused here'
More than 40 states have sent vulnerable kids to Sequel
What the Words Say
Many kids struggle with reading – and children of color are far less likely to get the help they need
In the Dark
Listen to two full seasons of the podcast
Soldiers for Peace
Opposition to the Vietnam War among active duty GIs and veterans
Buried Lead
How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water
Uprooted
The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country
Why there's no cure for Alzheimer's
The invention of a disease and the pursuit of one molecule
At a Loss for Words
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
When Tasers Fail
Tasers are less reliable than their maker has claimed. The results can be deadly
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The Educate Podcast
Under Pressure: The College Mental Health Crisis
August 19
Fading Beacon: Why America is Losing International Students
August 3
Who wants to be a teacher? Episode 4: This very leaky pipeline
July 28
Who wants to be a teacher? Episode 3: The trouble with grading teachers
July 28
Recent Stories
July 28, 2021
Texas company fuels rise of for-profit teacher training programs
by Alex Baumhardt, Will Craft, and Sabby Robinson
July 28, 2021
We’ve spent decades trying to alleviate teacher shortages. Our attempts have dramatically changed the teacher workforce, but the shortages remain.
by Alex Baumhardt, Will Craft, Chris Julin, and Sabby Robinson
July 21, 2021
Lax oversight, no-bid contracts and mysterious pricing: Inside the black box of Covid testing
by Tom Scheck
June 24, 2021
21 states still don’t require de-escalation training for police
by Gracie Stockton
June 23, 2021
The teen got a concussion. The school got a pass.
by Will Craft
May 21, 2021
Sequel confronts more abuse allegations amid concerns about its finances
by Curtis Gilbert
April 17, 2021
The Jail Tapes in the Dumpster
by Sasha Aslanian
April 2, 2021
Former residents of troubled youth facility receive settlement money
by Tom Scheck
March 26, 2021
How Utah has let its many youth treatment centers off the hook
by Curtis Gilbert, Jessica Miller, and David Fuchs
March 10, 2021
New data underscores Utah's lax oversight of youth treatment programs
by Will Craft and Jessica Miller
March 2, 2021
Mississippi to pay Curtis Flowers $500,000 for his decades behind bars
by Parker Yesko
February 10, 2021
Embattled Sequel closes three more facilities
by Will Craft