Staff members of the Pennsylvania Department of Education "delete and cleanse" their emails each night, a policy which the state's Office of Open Records and the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association have condemned.
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High school sports broadcasting company, known for exclusivity contracts, expands
The trend of broadcast companies receiving exclusive broadcasting rights to high school sporting events could continue to expand now that one of the one of the largest producers and aggregators of high school sports coverage is growing its team.PlayOn!
It's foundational: Ruling reaffirms that how universities invest donors' money is the public's business
A public university sets up a fundraising apparatus to collect and invest money exclusively for the support of the university.
Helpful reminder: Journalists don’t have a special right to break the law
The two CNN journalists who were arrested Tuesday for trespassing on the World Trade Center site illustrate a recurring theme in journalism — one that student journalists struggle with, too.
Try this at home: How equitable is your high school?
Earlier this week, the Department of Education released data compiled through its Civil Rights Data Collection program. For the first time since 2000, every public school in the country was surveyed, and for the first time ever, the results of the survey are being made public in a searchable database.The database has the potential to be a great resource for student journalists who want to learn more about their schools.
Crimson White, Daily Bruin roll out new records request trackers
Mazie Bryant and Jillian Beck — editors of The Crimson White and The Daily Bruin, respectively — know how frustrating it can be to get answers out of their universities.So after running into repeated reporting roadblocks, they’ve decided to call attention to their universities’ public records responsiveness by making their records requests more transparent.In newly debuted trackers, The Crimson White and The Daily Bruin now publicize details of the requests they’ve submitted to their institutions.
CU Independent photographers offer stock photos of legal marijuana for student journalists’ use
Someone smokes a joint in Boulder, Colorado.
Q&A: Appalachian editor calls for open chancellor search in front-page editorial
It's no secret that college and university presidential searches are, increasingly, cloaked in secrecy until after a final decision is made.
Grant will help Otterbein student journalists challenge limited access to campus police records
A year ago, Jordan Bradley detailed in the SPLC Report how student journalists at Otterbein University have had difficulty gaining access to campus police reports.The troubles started in 2011, when the Ohio school's security team was converted into a commissioned police force, said Hillary Warren, who advises The Tan & Cardinal. Then, campus police began responding to incidents that city police once handled. At first, campus police didn't release any records, even those required under the Jeanne Clery Act, Warren told us.
Public records in CNN investigation show many college athletes read well below college literacy levels
Sara Ganim, the reporter who helped break the Jerry Sandusky story at Penn State, has a new story today looking at the literacy of college athletes at public schools around the country. It's an easy story for student journalists to localize through records requests of their own.Ganim targeted public schools that are subject to open records laws and asked for athletes' SAT and ACT entrance exams.