STAAR rescoring requests triple after more Texas schools question computer grading

Thousands of STAAR reading results improved after humans rescored students’ written answers. Most of the initial grading was done by an automated engine.

Colorado Medicaid spending on a single in-home care company jumped $21M in one year

The state has moved to terminate its agreement with Freedom Care, a nationwide for-profit company that state officials say targeted Medicaid clients with TV ads

When you swore you parked right here

Plus: public defender wrongfully accused; AG files another anti-fraud suit; and more in your Minnesota news roundup. The post When you swore you parked right…

Twenty years later, ‘The New Minnesotans’ are still navigating a changing landscape

A generation ago, a writer set out to capture the cultural challenges of our state’s newest residents. How do things look now? The post Twenty…

‘The tide is turning’: Palestine solidarity’s impact on British politics

British Palestinian Committee director on what divestment and electoral pressure have achieved – and where work remains

Where Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin stand on the issues in Colorado’s race to represent the 5th Congressional District

The Colorado Sun interviewed the major party candidates running in the 5th Congressional District to see where they stand on the economy, healthcare, immigration and…

Where James Wiley and Amanda Gonzalez stand on the top issues in the Colorado secretary of state’s race

The Colorado Sun interviewed the two candidates to get their views of mail ballots, election security and the 2020 presidential election

trump to Rally Crowd: ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’

Indonesia’s bourse rebuild is really a monetary policy story

For decades, the Indonesia Stock Exchange has run like a members’ club, where the brokers who trade on the IDX also own it. But that…

The Guardian inverts reality as number of UK anti-Zionist Jews leaps by 50%

The Guardian has been accused of inverting reality in its attempt to undermine the Green Party’s conference motion declaring that Zionism is (and it is)…

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Pocket Rescission Watch

345: Election Shenanigans

Jill Wine-Banks and Barb McQuade answer listener questions on everything from whether the Eighth Amendment covers immigration detention to foreign election interference, and more. They…

Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.

The post Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families. appeared first on ProPublica.

Coney Island’s Historic Parachute Jump May Soon Say ‘Happy Birthday’

If you’re enjoying the skyline as the subway takes off from Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue one day in the future, the neighborhood’s tall red tower might…

How to Vet an NYC Public School Like a Reporter

Unlike most other places in the nation, New York City families have to apply for schools at every level of their education, starting in kindergarten.…

He Confessed to an Afghanistan War Murder. The U.S. Military Promptly Closed the Case.

A veteran walked into a California police station to make a horrifying confession. The post He Confessed to an Afghanistan War Murder. The U.S. Military…

Trump Has 12 AM Meltdown as This Happens…

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s late-night meltdown as his own fundraising email describes the numbers as “soul-crushing.” Meiselas breaks down Trump’s overnight…

Hong Kong police open child abuse probe after video of 10-year-old carrying beer goes viral

Hong Kong police have reportedly launched an investigation into whether a 10-year-old girl filmed carrying bags of beer could be the victim of child abuse,…