InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute sue Idaho for withholding police employment records
The lawsuit accuses Idaho State Police and the Idaho Department of Correction of concealing public records in response to critical reporting
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Idaho Created a $25 Million Fund to Fix Unsafe Schools. Why Is Nobody Using It?
About a decade ago, one school district went to the state for money to fix its crumbling buildings. It got a fraction of what it asked for. Since then, no other district has even applied.
Parents rail against Seattle-area school district for failing to stop staffer’s ‘grooming-like behavior’
District defends the steps it took after InvestigateWest revealed lack of discipline against accused child predator
How a Seattle-area school district ignored repeated warnings of ‘grooming-like behavior’
State education officials say the case highlights the need for more oversight of paraeducators
WA’s bill to require clergy to report child abuse dies after Catholics refuse compromise on confessions
Washington’s mandatory reporter law is one of the weakest when it comes to clergy
Collapsing Roofs, Broken Toilets, Flooded Classrooms: Inside the Worst-Funded Schools in the Nation
Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are sweating, freezing and struggling to learn.
WA state lawmakers eye special education reforms to address students being shipped out of state
Legislative proposals follow InvestigateWest’s reporting revealing the treatment of kids with disabilities
New WA watchdog report calls for systemic change to prevent children with disabilities being sent away
Oversight agency cites InvestigateWest’s reporting that revealed how schools increasingly are sending students with disabilities to out-of-state facilities
WA school districts ignoring state transparency laws
Investigation finds school officials don't follow the rules on reporting abusive isolation and restraint when they send students out of state or to private facilities
Lawmakers hope to end Washington’s practice of shipping special-needs students out of state
State senator calls for joint session to address the issue, prompted by InvestigateWest reporting
One thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: State laws protecting parents who deny their children medical care for religious reasons
How faith-healing exemptions have survived not only in deep red Idaho, but reliably blue Washington state