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☆ Special Education, Inc.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

AdvertisementNate Smallwood for BITo some, private equity's business model appears antithetical to special education. (The average public school district in Pennsylvania, where New Story operates the most schools, spends about $23,000 per child across all types of public education. "Private equity has no place in education — especially special education," Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio told BI. For instance, two Pennsylvania education directors left in spring 2023, according to records obtained by BI — one after just months in the role. AdvertisementNickie Coomer, a Colorado College education professor who has written about the privatization of special education, told BI that this data gap is a major regulatory hole, one that private-equity companies are happy to exploit.

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☆ The Race to Drill America’s Longest Oil and Gas Wells
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( David Uberti | Photographs Nate Smallwood For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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It is getting tougher for people taking expensive medicines to get financial help from drugmakers. Johnson & Johnson , Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies are scaling back programs that cover the copayments of patients or provide free drugs. The programs have been costing drugmakers billions of dollars a year and have been increasing as health plans seeking to control their own spending have tried to take advantage of the assistance.

☆ Storm Clouds Gather for Joe Manchin in West Virginia
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Eric Bazail-Eimil | Photographs Nate Smallwood For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WHEELING, W.Va.—Democrat Joe Manchin has served the Mountain State for decades, as secretary of state, then governor, then senator. But the state’s hard-right turn and the emergence of formidable GOP challengers have thrown his political future into jeopardy, with some voters questioning whether he deserves another term. Mr. Manchin hasn’t said whether he plans to run for re-election. The state’s current GOP governor, Jim Justice, jumped into the race on Thursday, a crucial recruit for Senate Republican leaders. Another Republican, Rep. Alex Mooney , has also entered the field with the backing of some prominent conservatives, setting up what is expected to be a hard-fought primary.

☆ Railroad Group Cancels Order to Change Wheels on Hundreds of Railcars
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Sabela Ojea | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo: Nate Smallwood for The Wall Street JournalNorfolk Southern claimed that some loose wheels on railcars were a safety concern. A railroad industry trade group dropped its order to inspect railcars that could contain loose wheels after a spate of train derailments, including one involving Norfolk Southern Corp. in Ohio. Freight and tank car manufacturer National Steel Car said railcars it serviced weren’t responsible for recent train derailments. The trade group Association for American Railroads had called for additional inspections of hundreds of cars last month following the accidents.

☆ Tree of Life Massacre Survivors Find Comfort and Joy in Episcopalian Sanctuary
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Kris Maher | Photographs Nate Smallwood For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PITTSBURGH—Rabbi Jeffrey Myers appeared as Moses at the Calvary Episcopal Church Christmas pageant this month, alongside a baby Jesus and a live camel. In the spirit of the production, the Tree of Life rabbi carried a Styrofoam likeness of the Ten Commandments up the aisle of the soaring Gothic church and then sang a verse from Deuteronomy. Afterward, both congregations ate latkes and Christmas cookies while he sang Hanukkah songs.

☆ Why convenience stores aren't rushing to replace gas pumps with EV chargers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Matt Mcfarland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington, DC CNN —Gas stations with convenience stores seem like an obvious location for electric vehicle chargers. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is providing $7.5 billion to help pay for electric vehicle chargers that could help gradually replace gas pumps. Convenience stores with fuel pumps account for 80% of fuel purchased in the US, according to the industry trade group. Customers charging electric vehicles must stick around longer, so they may be more likely to buy food and other goods. That way the convenience stores aren’t pulling a huge amount of power from the grid at once.

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