WA launches probe of private special ed schools as lawmakers consider reforms
In response to a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation, state officials demand records related to "abuse or neglect" at a publicly-funded network of schools.
Mike Reicher
Mike Reicher is an investigative reporter at The Seattle Times.
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