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Curtis Gilbert

@curtisgilbert.bsky.social
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Senior editor at APM Reports. Run investigations. Make podcasts. Also: Bake bread. Play bass. Sing karaoke. Ride bikes. Slide granite rocks down sheets of ice yelling, "Yup! Yup! Whoa!"

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 27/04/2026
MPR News and its investigative unit, APM Reports, found that at least 50 Minnesota group home clients have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger a state maltreatment investigation.
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Fifty deaths, few consequences: Inside Minnesota’s group home industry
At least 50 Minnesota group home clients have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger state maltreatment investigations. But many penalties amounted to fines of $5,000 or le...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thanks to a FOIA lawsuit from @deportationdata.org, Minnesota is getting its first credible numbers on arrests during the federal government's surge here this winter. About 3,800 Minnesota residents were arrested. Most from Latin America (only 106 from Somalia). (1)
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APM Reports @apmreports.org · 24/07/2025
The school reform program Success for All, first developed in the 1980s, has been declining in popularity for the past two decades — even though a mountain of research shows it gets great results, especially when it comes to elementary reading skills. Read why: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
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Success for All gets kids reading. Why don’t more schools use it?
The school reform program, first developed in the 1980s, has been declining in popularity for the past two decades — even though a mountain of research shows it gets great results, especially when it ...
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APM Reports @apmreports.org · 09/07/2025
Some people say antidepressants left them with debilitating symptoms for years — even decades — after going off the medications. Their ranks are growing online as they push for recognition and research. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
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After quitting antidepressants, some people suffer surprising, lingering symptoms
Some people say antidepressants left them with debilitating symptoms for years — even decades — after going off the medications. Their ranks are growing online as they push for recognition and researc...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/06/2025
This is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town. Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019. The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
An aerial view of Metarvik, Alaska, a small village of several dozen buildings in the middle of a vast snowy expanse.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 21/05/2025
Vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction. Some business owners say money woes and city zoning rules have made it hard to rebuild.
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Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder
Five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction, vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts. Some business owners say mone...
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Curtis Gilbert @curtisgilbert.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Proud of my former student, @estelletw.bsky.social from @mprnews.org, for her excellent story about why it's taking so long to rebuild properties that were destroyed by the arson fires that followed George Floyd's murder five years ago.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 16/05/2025
The University of Minnesota is shutting down a multi-million dollar research center that has been roiled by plagiarism allegations. The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.
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U of M shuts down research center plagued by plagiarism allegations
The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.
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Emily Hanford @ehanford.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
If you're in DC this weekend, come to Planet Word. I'll be there Sat w/ Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald, scientists who study reading and language. They'll discuss "What's Next in the Science of Reading." Come for the discussion. Stay for the museum! planetwordmuseum.org/events/eyes-...
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Eyes on Reading: What’s Next in the Science of Reading — Planet Word Museum
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from Dr. Mark Seidenberg and Dr. Maryellen MacDonald, two of the world’s leading scientists in reading and language research, as they join Planet…
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Curtis Gilbert @curtisgilbert.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Sometimes, you just gotta close all the browser tabs.
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Emily Hanford @ehanford.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
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Most school districts have lots of kids who struggle with reading. This one is different.
The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, 93% or more of them have scored proficient on state reading tests. In fact, the elementar...
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Emily Hanford @ehanford.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We've got an update on legislative changes since Sold a Story. Half of all states have passed new laws since the podcast first came out. Story update by @clpeak.bsky.social www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
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New reading laws sweep the nation following Sold a Story
At least 25 states have passed laws about how schools teach reading since APM Reports’ Sold a Story podcast was released in 2022. But proponents of the disproven ideas about reading exposed in the pod...
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APM Reports @apmreports.org · 18/11/2024
In the past two years, 25 states have enacted laws to better align reading instruction with scientific research.
A map of the United States shows where new laws have passed regarding reading instruction. Two colors of blue are used, for laws passed in 2023 and 2024. The podcast Sold a Story came out in late 2022. Some additional states had laws or policies on the books prior to the podcast.
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Curtis Gilbert @curtisgilbert.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
So is this where the party's at?
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