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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

    How segregation keeps poor students of color out of whiter, richer nearby districts
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    See how your local school district compares.

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    What the SAT really measuresWhat the SAT really measures
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    Predicting what we might do can’t be untangled from where we’ve been.

    By Alvin Chang
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    Kamala Harris got a huge number of people curious about Joe Biden’s busing recordKamala Harris got a huge number of people curious about Joe Biden’s busing record
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    Lots of people wanted to know more about desegregation busing after the debate.

    By Alvin Chang
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    Curiosity about Tulsi Gabbard spiked during last night’s debate. And it was already simmering leading up to it.Curiosity about Tulsi Gabbard spiked during last night’s debate. And it was already simmering leading up to it.
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    Online search and Wikipedia data reveals that her debate spike didn’t come out of the blue.

    By Alvin Chang
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    This chart shows how badly the census could still undercount people of colorThis chart shows how badly the census could still undercount people of color
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    Even without the citizenship question, things don’t look great.

    By Alvin Chang
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    How the filibuster broke the US SenateHow the filibuster broke the US Senate
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    The way we got here was kind of an accident.

    By Alvin Chang
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    What’s actually in the Green New Deal, explained with a videoWhat’s actually in the Green New Deal, explained with a video
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    What we need to do to avoid climate disaster — and how we should do it.

    By Alvin Chang and Dion Lee
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    Can a sitting president be indicted? We explain with a flowchart.Can a sitting president be indicted? We explain with a flowchart.
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    Robert Mueller said a sitting president can’t be indicted. This question isn’t as settled as he says.

    By Alvin Chang
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    The Mueller report redactions, explained in 4 chartsThe Mueller report redactions, explained in 4 charts
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    We can’t see behind the bars. But we can see where they are — and why they’re there.

    By Javier Zarracina and Alvin Chang
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    More affluent neighborhoods are creating their own school districtsMore affluent neighborhoods are creating their own school districts
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    The legally sanctioned fencing-out of low-income students of color.

    By Alvin Chang