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Barns, go-karts and strip malls: The wild west of private schools that collect taxpayer dollars

State legislatures are steering money to private schools with far-reaching consequences

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Salon

Jennifer Smith Richards

How Videos Helped Me Uncover Abuse at an Arkansas Private School

The post How Videos Helped Me Uncover Abuse at an Arkansas Private School appeared first on ProPublica.

24.07.2026 8

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.

The post Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run. appeared first on ProPublica.

16.07.2026 10

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

The post This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It. appeared first on ProPublica.

15.07.2026 10

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

The post This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It. appeared first on ProPublica.

15.07.2026 10

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools

The post ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools appeared first on ProPublica.

02.03.2026 30

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

Racial Harassment of Students Ignored by Trump’s Department of Education

Records filed in court cases show that most complaints filed by families have been dismissed without investigation.

24.12.2025 30

Truthout

Jennifer Smith Richards

Monkey sounds, “white power” and the N-word: School racial harassment ignored under Trump

The Trump Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation

20.12.2025 30

Salon

Jennifer Smith Richards

Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump

The post Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump appeared first on ProPublica.

19.12.2025 100

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

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22.10.2025 30

ProPublica

Jennifer Smith Richards

Ed Department’s New Agenda: Roll Back Civil Rights Cases, Target Trans Students

Thousands of discrimination investigations are idled, even those nearing resolution when Trump took office again.

02.05.2025 20

Truthout

Jennifer Smith Richards