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ProPublica founds two private schools to test regulation
Original: NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica re
ProPublica reporters, following John Oliver's stunt opening a church to expose lax tax-exemption rules, set out to test whether anyone can open a private school. They founded two schools, and are publishing how easily it was done. The project is drawing attention to gaps in oversight of private education and tax exemptions.
Why now: A major investigative outlet revisited a famous satirical stunt to expose weak regulation of private schools.
Evidence
- NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how. https://www. propublica.org/article/propubl… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 108
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