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Jocelyn Gecker

@jgecker

National Education Reporter at @AP | 📧 [email protected] | https://nitter.gq/t.co/QgJa4DSFHV

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Joined November 2008
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@JuliePace14 Jul 2024
Our incredible @AP photographer @evanvucci describes the scene at last night’s Trump rally and how he captured the images you’ve all seen. apnews.com/video/pennsylvani…
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Kathleen Ronayne@kronayne28 May 2024
Exciting news: You can now read some @CalMatters content on the @AP wire. I'm very excited to see this partnership between AP and a great California newsroom! ap.org/media-center/press-re…

AP announces content collaborations with 5 nonprofit news outlets | The Associated Press

The Associated Press today announced five new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news outlets: CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Montana Free

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Linley Sanders@LinleyAnn2 Oct 2023
"Republicans see a clear double standard on college campuses. Just 9% said conservatives can speak their minds, while 58% said liberals have that freedom, according to polling." (@cbinkley @jgecker) apnews.com/article/free-spee…
Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows

New polling finds America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech.

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Ted Anthony@anthonyted30 Aug 2023
An alternative story form for news, delivered at its most powerful.
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@newsguyusa30 Aug 2023
The Daily Tar Heel front page this morning. s3.amazonaws.com/snwceomedia… #GunViolence #NorthCarolina ift.tt/to4QdZu
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Ted Anthony@anthonyted27 Jul 2023
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple (excellent and expert take from @AP’s ⁦@BarbaraOrtutay⁩ ) apnews.com/article/c1c3871e9…
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple

Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into 'X's'. But changing language is not quite so simple

Elon Musk may want to send “tweet” back to the birds, but the ubiquitous term for posting on the site he now calls X is here to stay — at least for now.

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We're hiring! @AP's Education team centers students and focuses on equity, with wide reach and impact. We're thrilled to expand that approach to our country's youngest citizens and their families. Questions? DMs are open. careers.ap.org/job/Early-Edu… #journalismjobs

Early Education Reporter

Early Education Reporter

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Being out in extreme heat isn’t just a question of putting on some sunscreen and keeping hydrated. It can be dangerous, as @AP photographer Matt York experienced recently. apnews.com/article/ca4644cf8…
Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion

Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion

Associated Press photographer Matt York, who has covered Arizona for 23 years, recently was caught off guard by the heat wave that has shattered records in Phoenix.

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Kids in Utah will need parents’ OK to access social media (from @AP) apnews.com/article/84bd1f648…
Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents

Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents

Utah has become the first state to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers’ access to social media apps. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of measures Thursday requiring...

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EXPLAINER: How the AP counts the vote on election night (from @AP) apnews.com/article/0d0d4e932…
How the AP counts the vote on election night

How the AP counts the vote on election night

The Associated Press is the only news organization that does all of the nation's vote-counting math on election night.

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Here it is: district-level test scores. Data shared exclusively w/ @AP provide most comprehensive look at how much kids fell behind. Spoiler: Kids aren't doing well. Was it online learning? Was it COVID trauma? Yes. via @biancavtoness @sharonlurye bit.ly/3gOyFSG
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Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions (from @AP) apnews.com/article/3cda5e7b0…

Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions

Advocates say schools increasingly are removing children with disabilities from the classroom because of behavior issues related to their disability but not recording the actions as suspension.

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UK: TikTok may face big fine over children's data protection (from @AP) apnews.com/article/744ed5164…
UK: TikTok may face big fine over children's data protection

UK: TikTok may face big fine over children's data protection

British authorities say TikTok could face a 27 million-pound ($29 million) fine over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy when they are using the...

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Tom Brady's TB12 Method is in schools. Experts have doubts. (from @AP ⁦@apheatherh⁩) apnews.com/article/a3702b1af…
Tom Brady's TB12 Method is in schools. Experts have doubts.

Tom Brady's TB12 Method is in schools. Experts have doubts.

Students in some Tampa Bay-area schools are using foam rollers and vibrating spheres to massage their muscles.

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California becomes first in US with law protecting children's online privacy (from @AP) apnews.com/article/b4767350c…
California 1st with law protecting children's online privacy

California 1st with law protecting children's online privacy

A new law in California will require companies that provide online services to protect children's privacy. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Thursday.

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.@AP is hiring for several jobs, from global enterprise editor to clean energy reporter. Apply online: apne.ws/25L3Y2S
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In personal news, I am so excited to join this team of talented @AP reporters, writers and editors and focus on this truly important topic!
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.@jgecker has reported for @AP in Bangkok, Paris and Kuala Lumpur. She's the investigative reporter who nailed the #MeToo story involving opera star Placido Domingo. She's covered education part-time for several years but now joins our team full time, based in San Francisco.
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Sex, drugs, “geishas” and “slaves.” How a Buenos Aires yoga school allegedly exploited its members and lured wealthy powerful men including opera star Placido Domingo. apnews.com/article/entertain…
Yoga sect allegedly exploited women to lure men like Domingo

Yoga sect allegedly exploited women to lure men like Domingo

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — An Argentina-based yoga group sexually exploited vulnerable women it called “geishas” to get money and influence from wealthy and powerful men around the world, including opera...

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Research has traditionally shown repeating a grade is bad for kids. But during the pandemic, some parents say it's the "best decision we could have made." Inside the wide increase in grade retention, by @Report4America's @beeschultz3 & @apheatherh apnews.com/article/covid-hea…
More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?

More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?

As some children struggled to keep up with school in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states saw significant increases in the number of students held back to repeat grades.

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California lawmakers OK bills aimed at social media content (from @AP) apnews.com/article/7647a25ad…
Fabulous #studentloans accountability reporting from my @AP colleague @aaronlmorrison:
Aaron L. Morrison (@aaronlmorrison) profile pictureAaron L. Morrison@aaronlmorrison30 Aug 2022
I know there’s been lots of debate here about whether President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan goes far enough for the nation’s disproportionately indebted communities of color. There is a glaring racial inequity that I feel many people missed last week. (Thread.)
Image from Aaron L. Morrison (@aaronlmorrison)
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