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ProPublica reporters start a fake private school to expose lax oversight
Original: NEW: We’re reporters, not teachers. We have no business running a private school. But to show you just how easy it is to
ProPublica journalists opened a private school themselves to demonstrate how easily one can be launched, arguing that reporters have no business running a school but that testing the process firsthand reveals gaps in regulation. The investigative outlet says the stunt was designed to show readers how little scrutiny new private schools face, raising questions about oversight, accountability and standards in private education.
Why now: The article is newly published and taps into ongoing debate over private school regulation and school choice.
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- NEW: We’re reporters, not teachers. We have no business running a private school. But to show you just how easy it is to start one, we decided to test the process ourselves. https://www. propublica.org/article/propubl… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 115
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