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Evans wrote in an email that she received the investigative report last month and took action, conducting a review of the findings and identifying opportunities for improvement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Last week several readers pointed me to a recent investigative report in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the pressure on teachers to pass students regardless of classroom performance or even attendance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

No one on the investigative team spoke up to leadership voicing support for filing a lawsuit, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

ITV, which broadcast The Cook Report in the 1980s and 1990s, led the tributes, praising Cook's "groundbreaking approach to investigative journalism" which, it said, "made him one of broadcasting's most trusted and respected figures".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Leading up to the hearing, Michael and I had been followed several times while doing investigative work in Monroe County.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson