Mister Journalism: "Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning"
"Dedicated to the premise that no matter what 'experts' say, trends in Education really are fleeting; and that the ONLY goal of all school employees should be to work with parents to help their students become better people in June than they were in September."
A new study looks at how special education students and students who are learning English spend the summer. Researchers want to understand why some children forget what they learned while they are away from school.
Special education students make more progress in reading over the summer than their peers, according to this new study.
A new study offers insights on how states can assist mobile home residents who face eviction, but notes that even helpful policies can have unintended consequences.
States vary in the protections they offer mobile home residents. But a new study suggests assistance can have unintended consequences.
Source: Mobile home parks and eviction: A look at regulations in Texas and Florida – Journalist’s Resource
High-fructose corn syrup is found in many foods today. We profile the latest research on the sweetener’s association with obesity, diabetes and liver disease.
High-fructose corn syrup is found in many foods. We profile the latest research on this sweetener’s association with obesity, diabetes and liver disease.
Source: High-fructose corn syrup and your health: Research roundup – Journalist’s Resource
This tip sheet offers basic tips and resources for journalists writing about property taxes.
If writing about property taxes intimidates you, check out our new tip sheet. It walks you through how to cover this perennial story.
Source: Property Taxes 101: A primer for journalists – Journalist’s Resource
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"That all citizens will be given an equal start through a sound education is one of the most basic, promised rights of our democracy. Our chronic refusal as a nation to guarantee that right for all children.... is rooted in a kind of moral blindness, or at least a failure of moral imagination.... It is a failure which threatens our future as a nation of citizens called to a common purpose... tied to one another by a common bond." —Senator Paul Wellstone --- March 31, 2000
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