How they did it: Tampa Bay Times reporters uncover predictive policing project used to harass residents, profile kids
Journalist Neil Bedi offers seven tips on using academic research as a reporting tool in investigative projects.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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COVID-19 school closings and child abuse reports: Research exposes dangerous link
Research suggests school closings amid the coronavirus pandemic have reduced the reporting of child abuse to authorities.
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Covering multicultural education: 7 tips for journalists
Tip #1: Make clear that race is only one of a range of topics within multicultural education.
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Multicultural education: How schools teach it and where educators say it falls short
Below, we provide a sampling of academic research that looks at how multicultural education has changed in recent decades and inconsistencies in the way today’s teachers teach it.
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The 10 most popular Journalist’s Resource posts of 2020
As it turns out, 2020 has been an enormous news year — extraordinarily overwhelming, relentless and historic.
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The 2020 Journalist’s Resource team picks: Some of our favorite JR pieces of the year
As 2020 thankfully nears its end, we’re taking a few moments to reflect on some of the JR pieces that meant the most to us this year.
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Election Beat 2020: The mysterious voter registration deadline
The news media would perform a public service by making Americans aware of voter registration deadlines and what they need to do to participate in elections, writes media scholar Thomas E. Patterson.
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Power Five colleges spend football, basketball revenue on money-losing sports: Research
Colleges that compete in Power Five athletic conferences use revenue from men’s basketball and football to fund sports that tend to lose money and draw wealthier students.
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Reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic: 5 research studies to consider
As education officials re-open schools for the fall semester or debate the possibility, we look at research on the role children play in the transmission of COVID-19.
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The 2020 census and Title I funding for schools: Interactive maps to localize your state’s stakes
Each year, the federal government distributes billions of dollars in Title I grants to school districts based on the number of low-income children each district serves. Localize your state’s stakes with our interactive maps.
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