Past projects and investigations of The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Dispatch highlights major investigations into educational inequality in Columbus schools and ineffective spending by the Appalachian Regional Commission, demonstrating the publication's commitment to investigative journalism on systemic disparities.

Past projects and investigations of The Columbus Dispatch are available online at www.dispatch.com/news/special/

The stories include:

"Dividing Lines": The Dispatch investigated the division of Columbus public elementary schools along lines of race, poverty, student achievement, teacher experience, building conditions and educational resources. Published June 25-28, 2000.

"Appalachia: Hollow Promises": In this five-day series, The Dispatch investigated the Appalachian Regional Commission's spending to find out where the money from the commission was going and why it often bypassed some of the neediest counties in the region. Published Sept. 26 - 30, 1999.