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When Matthew Baker first came to me with the results of our first local journalist content analysis, I thought, “this cant be right.” Even a doom-and-gloom guy like me didn't envisiony the utter lack… | Steven Waldman

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By George Anders, Liz Willen Verified, Julia Gilban-Cohen
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When Matthew Baker first came to me with the results of our first local journalist content analysis, I thought, “this cant be right.” Even a doom-and-gloom guy like me didn't envisiony the utter lack of education, health, environment and religion reporting. Apparently, it IS that bad. I’m going to give you the results and then unpack the methodology. --In 2,435 counties, we found no education articles mentioning the name of a local town or city during those three months.
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COLUMN: Trump’s push for ‘patriotic’ education could further chill history instruction

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By Liz Willen Verified
| The Hechinger Report Verified
High school history teacher Antoine Stroman says he wants his students to ask “the hard questions” — about slavery, Jim Crow, the murder of George Floyd and other painful episodes that have shaped the United States. Now, Stroman worries that President Donald Trump’s push for “patriotic education” could complicate the direct, factual way he teaches such events.
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COLUMN: Why higher education should be mourning the loss of its independence on July 4th

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By Liz Willen Verified
| The Hechinger Report Verified
The University of Virginia describes itself as a place where “differing perspectives not only coexist, they co-create.” It’s a sentiment that may no longer ring true at the prestigious public university, and, potentially, all of higher education.
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