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Managing editor/local at @ProPublica, past prez of @ahcj, Detroit Lions fan. Email: charles.ornstein@propublica.org Tweets are my own.
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Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.

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By Charles Ornstein Verified
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This summer, my colleagues were reporting out a story about the Department of Education’s “final mission,” its effort to undermine public education even as the Trump administration worked feverishly to close the agency. As we do with all stories, the reporters reached out to those who would be featured in the article for comment.
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Why ProPublica Is Suing the Department of Education – ProPublica

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By Charles Ornstein Verified
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by Charles Ornstein, April 30, 2026, 5:00 am ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story first ran in Dispatches, our weekly newsletter from our reporters about their recent investigations. Sign up to receive stories like this one in your inbox every Saturday. Every Tuesday, almost like clockwork, the U.S. Department of Education would update a public list of schools and colleges it was investigating for possible violations of students’ civil rights.
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Why We Are Suing the Department of Education

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By Charles Ornstein Verified
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Every Tuesday, almost like clockwork, the U.S. Department of Education would update a public list of schools and colleges it was investigating for possible violations of students’ civil rights. Every Tuesday, that is, until Jan. 14, 2025, six days before President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term. Today, that online list remains as it was that week before inauguration: frozen in time.
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