Welcome to episode 120 of the Extra Credit podcast.

This week we explain the role journalism, why transparency matters and why we filed an open meeting law complaint against the New Plymouth School District.

Plus, co-host Kevin Richert takes a closer look at new SAT scores, and explores a troubling development among the state’s largest school districts.

Extra Credit will be on vacation next week celebrating Independence Day, but we will return July 13 with another new edition of the podcast.