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Press Record, Press Delete: How Some Arizona School Boards Fail the Transparency Test Press Record, Press Delete: How Some Arizona School Boards Fail the Transparency Test

Press record, press delete: How some Arizona school boards flunk Transparency 101

Some districts post board meeting videos online. Many don’t. Three delete recordings in apparent violation of state law.
A hand demonstrates a 3D-printed butterfly knife as part of The Beam's investigation into untraceable weapons in Arizona schools A hand demonstrates a 3D-printed butterfly knife as part of The Beam's investigation into untraceable weapons in Arizona schools

3D-printed weapons: An emerging threat in Arizona schools

PHOENIX – At an age when most kids are learning long division, some Arizona students are learning high-tech methods to manufacture weapons, according to an investigation from The Beam,…

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Press Record, Press Delete: How Some Arizona School Boards Fail the Transparency Test Press Record, Press Delete: How Some Arizona School Boards Fail the Transparency Test

Press record, press delete: How some Arizona school boards flunk Transparency 101

Some districts post board meeting videos online. Many don’t. Three delete recordings in apparent violation of state law.

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