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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

As long-time readers know, newspapers are in my blood. I delivered them for years as a kid, created my own paper in grade five, dedicated most of my undergraduate years to writing and editing one, and to this day produce this here newsletter. So I love the idea of promoting student journalism. My only question about this story is to wonder why it would be necessary to create a non-profit to make this possible for students in New York. Don't get me wrong; given that the need exists, I'm glad they did. But something like this should be core to a public education, not a privately financed add-on.

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