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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think without the ability to expel, KIPP struggles, and the city has been a lot stricter on that in recent years. Again, something a real journalist would be aware of.[/quote]

As an education reporter for an actual newspaper, I am loving comments like this.

No shade on Iglesias. I don’t know him personally but my sense is he’s probably trying to fill a coverage gap and from what I can tell he’s clear in explaining that he’s not a traditional journalist.

But commentary and analysis like his  - while worthwhile its own reasons - isn’t the same as an article from a standards based news organization that incorporates the broader context, as PP rightly notes.

I’m glad at least some people can discern a difference, especially given what’s happening in my profession these days. Appreciate you, PP!

Sorry to hijack the thread with something off topic. Go back to KIPP! 
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There really is a vacuum. The Post covers so little for local education, and hates saying anything negative about charters unless the problem is egregious and everyone already knows. I'm sure the Post will have less in the future. Martin Austermuhle was good at it but covers a lot of other issues too. So it's really just DCUM and blogs and primary sources.

I'm really not sure what the deal is with KIPP though. Super interesting question. These bigger-picture issues are taking a back seat to the crises of Eagle and other closures for now.[/quote]

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