An eight-month investigation into Ohio's youth prisons and juvenile detention centers found they're overwhelmed by violence, trauma and staff shortages. Here is a link to all the stories. Make sure to check out the powerful videos! cincinnati.com/story/news/202…

This internship changed my life. I wouldn't be the journalist I am today without it. I may not still be in journalism at all. I'm so stoked this program is back! For anyone interested, lmk if you have any questions for someone who's been through it! careers.ap.org/job/Newsperson…

At 15, he is defending his home – and struggling to stay in school. What an important story here from AP. We keep hearing stories of the missing students from the pandemic. They share the story of one hanging onto the edge.
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Please read this phenomenal story by BiancaVázquezToness. It’s so easy to see a term like “chronic absenteeism” and think, “Oof, not good.” To truly comprehend the desperation, unfairness, & intractableness behind the stat requires reporting like this from The Associated Press. projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

BiancaVázquezToness This story has stuck with me. I keep thinking about it. I didn’t know just how limited housing is in LA and elsewhere, & the power of renters with their names on leases and how they can squeeze these people or, worse, the impossibility of this woman getting into public housing.

NYC had ~72K students living 'doubled up' in shared apts last yr, a number likely to go up as families are kicked out of shelter and forced to find alternate housing.

BiancaVázquezToness gives a vivid + harrowing look from LA at what that can mean for kids: projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

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Little kids need to see themselves and their families in books, experts say. Picture books are being challenged for lines such as: “Some families have two moms or two dads.' apnews.com/article/presch… via Annie Ma

Am honored to be a 2023 Loeb Award Finalist in Beat Reporting for a series of stories from last year's Fed meeting at Jackson Hole.

The first of 3 stories was about the inequality that is so evident in Teton County, the richest U.S. county by far (1/x):

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'More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much.
All told, an estimated 6.5 million additional students became chronically absent.' projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

#Bills safety Damar Hamlin ready to suit up for first preseason game since going into cardiac arrest. Coach Sean McDermott confirms to The AP that Hamlin is scheduled to play against the Colts on Saturday.

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Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much school. projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

Chronic absenteeism occurs when kids miss 10% or more of school days. In a 180-day school year, that means they're gone at least 18 days.

The rate has grown since the pandemic and appears not to be budging too much. Via The Associated Press:
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Always grateful for partnerships like these to tell data-driven stories across Michigan.
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NEW—During the return to in-person instruction, chronic absenteeism in US public schools nearly doubled → an increase of 6.5 million students:
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The magnitude, breadth & implications of these increases are sobering & merit serious national attention.