The Reading Recovery organization is spending a lot of money to defend itself. It hired a consulting firm to design a campaign to rebut Sold a Story, and it filed a lawsuit against its home state of Ohio.
New from Christopher Peak and Kate Martin.

apmreports.org/story/2024/04/…

There's a new episode of Sold a Story available now (Episode 9: The Aftermath). Also - did you know we now have Sold a Story en español?
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/e…
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

Los invito a escuchar el podcast Sold a Story en español donde conocerán la investigación de la galardonada periodista Emily Hanford sobre cómo la forma en que muchos distritos enseñan a leer a los niños está fallando. Lo encuentran en su app de podcast favorito. Shake It Easy Media

Sold a Story en español is available now. Find it on podcast apps and online, here: features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/e…

A pretty cute lobbyist trying to make her case at the Capitol. Cupcake’s request? More treats please! 🐶

A San Diegan was arrested yesterday on suspicion of smuggling greenhouse gases into the U.S. in the form of banned refrigerants.

Federal prosecutors said he’s the first person to be charged with violating regulations intended to curb climate change.

kpbs.org/news/2024/03/0….

apparently this was sold as a live Willy Wonka Experience but they used all AI images on the website to sell tickets and then people showed up and saw this and it got so bad people called the cops lmao

13 leaders of the St. Paul Fire Department have black, unmarked take-home vehicles — Tahoes, Suburbans and Explorers — and spend hundreds of dollars a month in gas commuting from exurbs like Lindstrom and Excelsior. minnesotareformer.com/2024/02/22/st-… via @mnreformer

So my phone is affected by the big AT&T outage, but my wife's isn't -- even though it's the same account. Weird.

🙏 for all the support & new follows. If yr new to my work (and since I’m now on the job hunt), here's some of my fave work @marketplace and The Uncertain Hour - named one of 2023’s best podcasts by Vogue. vogue.com/article/best-p…

A brief 🧵

Hey Minnesota.
We're living through the mildest winter on record so far. Lowest winter severity index for MSP, Duluth, International Falls, Austin, & other locations.
And another big thaw on the way next week.
Bye-bye, snow cover for many of us!
#mnwx
mprnews.org/story/2024/01/…

New from Christopher Peak. apmreports.org/story/2023/12/…
Benchmark Assessment System reading test is widely used and often wrong
“Flipping a coin would actually be better” one researcher said of the test created by influential curriculum developers Fountas and Pinnell.

When it comes to identifying struggling readers, 'flipping a coin would actually be better,' said Matthew Burns. apmreports.org/story/2023/12/…

I’m sorry to interrupt everyone’s #GarWeek with some personal news: after nearly four incredible years of covering Indigenous Affairs for @KOSU I will be stepping aside. I’ve taken a role as senior reporter for APM Reports

It looks like our early-season snow won't stick around long. ❄️
The weather maps are trending gradually milder over the next 10 days. 🌡️
50s again by Friday?
And again the weekend of November 11-12??
mprnews.org/story/2023/11/…

Big impact from former colleagues Emily Hanford Christopher Peak following their investigation presented in the podcast Sold a Story.