Marian Wang

Marian Wang is a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt. She has been with ProPublica since 2010, first blogging about a variety of accountability issues.

News

Georgia Is Moving Children With Disabilities Into Schools Used During Jim Crow

A DOJ investigation found that Georgia is putting kids with behavioral issues in the same buildings that served Black children decades ago.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

July 30, 2015

News Analysis

Audit Slams the NYC Housing Authority for Misleading Data on Public Housing Repairs

The country's largest public housing agency fell short of its pledge to make fixes to residents' apartments.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

July 16, 2015

News

New York City Public Housing: Fixing a Leak With a Bucket

The New York City Housing Authority says it's made major progress responding to residents' requests for repairs. Residents tell a different story.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

April 12, 2015

News Analysis

When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World of Charter Regulation

Charter school “authorizers” are charged with making sure schools can be trusted with kids and with public money. Problem is, many lack the tools to do the job.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

February 24, 2015

News

New York State Official Raises Alarm on Charter Schools – and Gets Ignored

Add another voice to those warning about the lack of financial oversight for charter schools.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

December 17, 2014

News

When Charter Schools Are Nonprofit in Name Only

Charter schools often hire companies to handle their accounting and management functions.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

December 11, 2014

News

North Carolina Tells Charter School Chain It Can’t Keep Administrator Salaries Secret

The schools' management company, which receives millions in public funds each year from the schools, says that the salaries paid to school administrators should be considered a trade secret.

By: Marian Wang ,; ProPublica

November 11, 2014

News

Charter School Power Broker Turns Public Education Into Private Profits

Baker Mitchell is a politically connected North Carolina businessman. Every year, millions of public education dollars flow through his chain of four charter schools to for-profit companies he controls.