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Segway inventor’s private companies reap millions from the federally funded nonprofit he runs
Mining the Green Revolution
Tesla needs graphite. Alaska has plenty. But mining it raises fears in nearby Native villages.
St. Louis police data: Nearly 60% of homicides committed since 2017 are unsolved
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Sold a Story
A six-episode series on how teaching kids to read went so wrong
Sent Away
A seven-episode series on the 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
Buried Lead
How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water
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
October 20
No Excuses: Race and Reckoning at a Chicago Charter School
August 9
Standing in Two Worlds BONUS episode
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Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries
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Recent Stories
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
November 10, 2022
Heinemann’s billion-dollar sales have nationwide reach
by Christopher Peak
October 20, 2022
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by Emily Hanford
October 18, 2022
GOP donor trying to reshape Nevada politics pushes radical conspiracy theories, repeatedly cites antisemitic propaganda
by Bert Johnson, Tabitha Mueller, Jennifer Lu, and Tom Scheck
August 9, 2022
No Excuses: Race and Reckoning at a Chicago Charter School