Idaho Hasn’t Assessed School Buildings for 30 Years. Students and Educators Helped Us Do It Ourselves.
To understand the problems plaguing underfunded schools in Idaho, we surveyed 115 superintendents, toured 39 buildings and collected accounts from hundreds of students, parents and teachers.
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Falling Apart
Students and educators in Idaho show us what it’s like when a state fails to fund school repairs.
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Ayúdenos a informar sobre las deterioradas escuelas públicas de Idaho
El Idaho Statesman y ProPublica quieren enterarse de las condiciones dentro de las escuelas del estado.
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Idaho: Help Us Show Readers and Officials Issues With Your School Building
The Idaho Statesman and ProPublica have reported on poor conditions in school buildings. Here’s how to get in touch with your own stories and photos.
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Have a Student in New Mexico Schools? Here Is What to Know About How School Discipline Works.
We heard from families who said the school disciplinary process is hard to understand. Here is what you need to know about discipline in Gallup-McKinley County Schools and other school districts in New Mexico.
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Help Us Investigate Museums’ Failure to Return Native American Human Remains and Cultural Items
Do you know about how museums and other institutions are handling the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items under NAGPRA? We want to hear from you.
Behind ProPublica’s Reporting on Repatriation
Our reporters answer frequently asked questions about The Repatriation Project from leaders and citizens of tribal nations.
Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains?
Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many of the nation’s top museums and universities still have thousands of human remains in their collections. Check on institutions near you.
America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains
The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen — and how tribes are working to get them back.
This School District Is Ground Zero for Harsh Discipline of Native Students in New Mexico
In Gallup-McKinley County Schools, wearing the wrong color shirt can get you written up for “gang-related activity.” Banging on a window is bullying. The district is responsible for most of New Mexico’s disproportionate expulsions of Native students.
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