
Jodi Cohen
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Reporter @Propublica. Alum @chicagotribune @detroitnews @michigandaily. Mom x 3. The education beat is the best beat. [email protected]
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https://www.propublica.org/people/jodi-cohen 04-03-2009 18:12:33
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When students have concerns about discrimination in schools, where will they turn? More than half of the Education Departmentās civil rights locations are being shuttered, ProPublica learned. Chicago. Boston. Cleveland. Dallas. NY. Phila. San Fran. propublica.org/article/educatā¦

BREAKING: Parents sue the Trump administration for decimating the Education Departmentās civil rights office in violation of their childrenās rights. ProPublica reporting: propublica.org/article/departā¦

1/ UPDATE: After ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois exposed how Illinoisā lack of homeschooling rules left children at risk, a lawmaker introduced the Homeschool Act. Today, that bill passed its first hurdle: the Education Policy Committee. propublica.org/article/illinoā¦

Just in time for the Final Four this weekend, here is our investigation into NIL deals at one Big Ten university: ProPublica/Chicago Tribune Story w/Stacy St. Clair propublica.org/article/univerā¦

No Oversight: Athletes are supposed to disclose their NIL deals. But at the University of Illinois, that has failed to happen, a violation of state law. propublica.org/article/univer⦠Stacy St. Clair Jodi Cohen w/ Chicago Tribune

In the current wild west era of college sports, Illinois shrugs off a state law requiring its athletes to report their NIL deals. Story w/ Jodi Cohen of ProPublica chicagotribune.com/2025/04/04/illā¦


Many University of Illinois athletes do not disclose their endorsement deals as required, leaving the school without a full understanding of whether its students ā some of them still teens ā are being treated fairly. By Jodi Cohen Stacy St. Clair propublica.org/article/univerā¦

The landmark $2.8 billion NCAA settlement, expected to be finalized today, will change college sports. Here is our ProPublica and Chicago Tribune investigation about how one Big 10 university has struggled with disclosures of athletesā NIL deals.


This happened at a school under monitoring by the U.S. Department of Education. The latest in ProPublica: A Teacher Dragged a 6-Year-Old With Autism by His Ankle. Federal Civil Rights Officials Might Not Do Anything. propublica.org/article/garrisā¦

NEW: A Teacher Dragged a 6-Year-Old With Autism by His Ankle. Federal Civil Rights Officials Might Not Do Anything. propublica.org/article/garris⦠Jennifer Smith Richards Jodi Cohen

BREAKING: Illinois lawmakers ban police from issuing tickets and fines to students at school. This comes 3 years after our ProPublica/Chicago Tribune investigation into the practice. propublica.org/article/illinoā¦

This is some big-time impact from the Chicago Tribune's investigation with ProPublica into schools that use police to ticket and fine students for minor infractions that could be handled in other ways. If signed, a new law will ban the practice. chicagotribune.com/2025/05/28/illā¦

The result of work by ProPublica and former Chicago Tribune reporters Jodi Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards

The House passed #ILSB1519 (69ā44)! š A big win for #DebtFreeJustice ā the School Ticketing Ban bill has now cleared both chambers, years in the making. Huge thanks to the advocates who made this possible ā and to @jodiscohen + Jennifer A. Dlouhy for covering it start to finish!

The PFAS problem is not going away. It is, after all, a forever chemical. But Trump's EPA is pulling back, even from what it did during his first term. Anna Clark pieces together the troubling trends Trumpās EPA Pulls Back PFAS Protections propublica.org/article/trump-ā¦


The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs. What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses. propublica.org/article/venezuā¦