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Sharon Burns
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el centro’s education crossroads: evictions, enforcement & a new arts school—all at once
El Centro’s education system isn’t just changing—it’s spinning. In the past two years, the El Centro Elementary School District (ECESD) has faced parent uprisings, a campaign-finance scandal, and a multi-million-dollar construction project that could reshape the city’s schools. In 2024, the district blindsided families by terminating leases for county-run preschool programs. In 2025, one of…
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Sharon Burns
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$5,000 for a kidney, $100,000 for a life: inside a borderland organ trade
A Vice TV investigation uncovers how organ traffickers in Mexicali lure stranded migrants into selling their kidneys for $5,000, while U.S. recipients pay over $100,000. This People’s Press analysis explores the human cost, corruption, and inequality behind the trade.
