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Reporters open 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 have launched an investigation in which they set up a private school themselves, despite having no teaching background, to demonstrate how easy it is to start one. The newsroom says it wanted to test the process firsthand and reveal gaps in regulation of private education. The unusual investigative stunt is drawing attention to how lightly private schools are scrutinized in the United States.
Why now: The stunt highlights concerns about weak regulation and oversight of private schools, a timely education policy debate.
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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 · 152
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