The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "school" ...
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Taming monster datasets: The data specialist’s perspective
Doig gives tips on how to get huge data sets onto your computer and what tools to use on them.
Tags: SQL, SAS; .FTP; Ruby; large data sets
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Investigating Higher Education--Powerpoint
Perez's Powerpoint presentation offers great examples of resources used and graphics on how to display your findings including personnel investigations, memos, SEC docs and more. Perez was part of the IRE award winning team for "On Shaky Ground".
Tags: higher education; school safety; EDGAR; PACER; Conflict of interest
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Finding danger in data, Powerpoint
Purcell's Powerpoint presentation offers insight on how he and his team used data to uncover the dangers within the Philadelphia school system.
Tags: data; Assault on Learning; school violence; crime
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Statistical terms used in research studies; a primer for journalists
Klein explains some key statistical terms used in academic research to help you get through the jargon. http://journalistsresource.org/reference/research/statistics-for-journalists/
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Database checklist: Key academic research resources — both free and restricted
Wihbey provides useful tips on how to use academic research in your investigations. He includes many databases, both restricted and unrestricted. http://journalistsresource.org/reference/research/database-checklist-key-academic-research-resources-free-restricted/
Tags: academic research; LexisNexis; Google Scholar; Full Text Reports
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Anatomy of an Investigation
Use these tips when investigating safety issues involving construction sites and buildings that are already in use.
Tags: construction; school safety; oversight; public records; mismanagement; documents
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Investigating Public School Construction
Holland gives tips on how to use public records, confidential sources and computer-assisted reporting to expose reckless spending and shoddy construction in your public school's construction.
Tags: construction; school safety; oversight; public records
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Mapping The News
Mapping data extends computer-assisted reporting and uncovers new knowledge.
Tags: None
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Covering schools and school construction. Ideas for spotting corruption, mismanagement, and wasted funds.
Review these tips and you'll gain valuable skills on covering your schools. From overcrowding to construction nepotism.
Tags: school; construction; over-population; school board
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Schools Data with Tableau Public
Let Tableau help you create and publish new data visualizations from the schools your are investigating.
Tags: test scores; Tableau Public; data mining