Jump to content. ProPublica, a non-profit news organization, investigates instances of authority being misused. The article was initially published in Dispatches, a weekly newsletter containing reports from our journalists on their latest research. Join our mailing list to get more stories like this delivered straight to your inbox every weekend. The idea started with a harmless inquiry and a spark of interest, brought up during a gathering of ProPublica reporters, who are focusing on state-funded private schools in their reporting this year. In numerous regions, it’s largely permissible for individuals to establish their own private educational institutions at any location they desire. Without any prior experience, training, or curriculum needed, an editor from our team suggested a unique idea: What if ProPublica ventured into the realm of opening a private school? Our curiosity was piqued. As seasoned education journalists, we are not educators by profession.
