Todd Wallack
@twallack.bsky.social
Washington Post national education reporter. Signal: twallack.99 email: [email protected].
Update: The Massachusetts high court turned down Somerville's appeal. Somerville previously lost rulings in federal court, the superior court and the appellate court in its bid to withhold parking permit records. www.ma-appellatecourts.org/docket/FAR-3...
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Update: The Massachusetts high court turned down Somerville's appeal. Somerville previously lost rulings in federal court, the superior court and the appellate court in its bid to withhold parking permit records. www.ma-appellatecourts.org/docket/FAR-3...
This email. #FOIA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This email. #FOIA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
From my colleagues @laurameckler.bsky.social & Danielle Douglas-Gabriel. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From my colleagues @laurameckler.bsky.social & Danielle Douglas-Gabriel. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
I've been trying to figure out the impact President Trump's policies have had on foreign enrollment at US colleges. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I've been trying to figure out the impact President Trump's policies have had on foreign enrollment at US colleges. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Some advocates predicted international college enrollment would plummet this year in the US. That's true at some schools, but others have maintained their enrollment. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/3Ltd15K
Trump’s crackdown on foreign students barely impacts enrollment, data shows
About 1.3 million students in the U.S. had active visas in October, down less than 1 percent from a year ago.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Some advocates predicted international college enrollment would plummet this year in the US. That's true at some schools, but others have maintained their enrollment. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/3Ltd15K
Been a while since I had a byline in print. @washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Been a while since I had a byline in print. @washingtonpost.com
I was just looking at the excellent round-up of how to access state court records around the country created by @allyjar.bsky.social. I'd encourage any lawyers or journalists to update the info for their state (if needed). #courtrecords #courts #journalism docs.google.com/document/d/1...
courts how to find stuff at state level
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October 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I was just looking at the excellent round-up of how to access state court records around the country created by @allyjar.bsky.social. I'd encourage any lawyers or journalists to update the info for their state (if needed). #courtrecords #courts #journalism docs.google.com/document/d/1...
First day at the Washington Post.
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
First day at the Washington Post.
Start of the Honk parade in Cambridge/Somerville, Mass.
October 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Start of the Honk parade in Cambridge/Somerville, Mass.
Some personal news…
October 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Some personal news…
Just learned Somerville, Mass. is appealing this appellate court ruling to the SJC, the highest state court in Mass. www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
Court rules public has right to know who has Somerville parking passes
The state has spent more than $365,000 in attorney fees in the 10-year fight with Somerville over the public release residential parking permits details. An appellate court ruled in the state's favor.
www.wbur.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just learned Somerville, Mass. is appealing this appellate court ruling to the SJC, the highest state court in Mass. www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
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@wbur.org is looking for our next round of fellows! Applications are open for our three fellowship positions. Learn more about the roles and apply here:
Kickstart your journalism career: apply for WBUR's newsroom fellowships
The latest announcements and updates from WBUR
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September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@wbur.org is looking for our next round of fellows! Applications are open for our three fellowship positions. Learn more about the roles and apply here:
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Hundreds of people have been held at the Burlington ICE field office - a place not meant for overnight stays @wbur.org @miriamwasser.bsky.social and data crunched by @twallack.bsky.social @bertoscalese.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
Hundreds were detained in ICE's Burlington office for multiple days, data shows
ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past s...
www.wbur.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hundreds of people have been held at the Burlington ICE field office - a place not meant for overnight stays @wbur.org @miriamwasser.bsky.social and data crunched by @twallack.bsky.social @bertoscalese.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...
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NEW: Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations for Rape Is One of the Shortest in the Nation. In One Case, DNA Tied a Man to a Woman's Rape 17 Years Later, But It Was Too Late.
By @wmariano.bsky.social @wbur.org w/ @twallack.bsky.social
By @wmariano.bsky.social @wbur.org w/ @twallack.bsky.social
DNA Evidence Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.
Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their ...
www.propublica.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW: Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations for Rape Is One of the Shortest in the Nation. In One Case, DNA Tied a Man to a Woman's Rape 17 Years Later, But It Was Too Late.
By @wmariano.bsky.social @wbur.org w/ @twallack.bsky.social
By @wmariano.bsky.social @wbur.org w/ @twallack.bsky.social
The turkeys kept pecking at the chrome on this SUV. Guessing they saw their reflection and thought it was another turkey.
September 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The turkeys kept pecking at the chrome on this SUV. Guessing they saw their reflection and thought it was another turkey.
The students are back. @bostonu.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The students are back. @bostonu.bsky.social
Great accountability piece by my colleague @wwuthmann.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/08... @wbur.org
Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board
The Boston Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, launched in response to protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has so far sustained 18 citizen complaints and...
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August 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Great accountability piece by my colleague @wwuthmann.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/08... @wbur.org
Random #FOIA story: I asked a city in Massachusetts for some data in 2014. City refused. The state Supervisor of Records ordered the city to give me the info. The city went to court in 2015 to challenge the order. It's been tied up in litigation ever since. (I am not a party to the lawsuit.)
August 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Random #FOIA story: I asked a city in Massachusetts for some data in 2014. City refused. The state Supervisor of Records ordered the city to give me the info. The city went to court in 2015 to challenge the order. It's been tied up in litigation ever since. (I am not a party to the lawsuit.)
The @aclum.bsky.social requested police records about license plate readers. One Mass. city asked for $1.8 million, according to @massterlist.com #FOIA
July 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The @aclum.bsky.social requested police records about license plate readers. One Mass. city asked for $1.8 million, according to @massterlist.com #FOIA
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The Minnesota assassination is spurring a wave of state bills intended to protect elected officials.
However, the measures are facing sharp criticism from press freedom and government watchdog organizations, which say the bills could be used to keep the public in the dark.
However, the measures are facing sharp criticism from press freedom and government watchdog organizations, which say the bills could be used to keep the public in the dark.
Minnesota assassination spurs wave of state bills to protect elected officials
The push to shield lawmakers’ personal information from prying eyes is drawing concerns about public transparency.
www.politico.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Minnesota assassination is spurring a wave of state bills intended to protect elected officials.
However, the measures are facing sharp criticism from press freedom and government watchdog organizations, which say the bills could be used to keep the public in the dark.
However, the measures are facing sharp criticism from press freedom and government watchdog organizations, which say the bills could be used to keep the public in the dark.
Bank of America has sued over 100 homeowners in Massachusetts over a paperwork error. @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
Bank of America bungled mortgage records – and sued Mass. homeowners to fix them
Bank of America discharged over 16,000 old mortgages after a merger with Fleet. Then it discovered more than hundreds of the loans had never been paid off after all. The bank has sued over 100 of home...
www.wbur.org
June 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Bank of America has sued over 100 homeowners in Massachusetts over a paperwork error. @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...
Members of a Hanscom airport advisory commission expressed concern after a @wbur.org report that ICE is using the airport to move people around the country, according to the Lexington Observer. lexobserver.org/2025/06/19/i...
Local Hanscom commission condemns ICE for using airport to fly out detainees
More than 500 detainees have been transported through Hanscom Field since Trump took office.
lexobserver.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Members of a Hanscom airport advisory commission expressed concern after a @wbur.org report that ICE is using the airport to move people around the country, according to the Lexington Observer. lexobserver.org/2025/06/19/i...