I would call this sentence the nut graph:

"A tainted and largely unpoliced universe of untrustworthy test results underlies bold changes in education policy, the findings show. The tougher teacher evaluations many states are rolling out, for instance, place more weight than ever on tests."

What awed me, though, was the amount of statistical analysis that led up to this point. It really emphasizes the fact that writing the story is the last bit of work that takes less time than gathering the information.

I have read about linear regression lines in other classes, but have never touched on it in a journalism skills course. The story, though, was produced by three people, two doing the data analysis and one doing the application. I think it would be very relevant for journalists, and for University of Minnesota students in general, to be required to take classes on data analysis. After reading the article that was written from the data, I have set a goal to try and learn data analysis.

Nearly 150 students at Hopkins High School staged a walkout Friday afternoon to protest what they called unfair treatment of minority students at the 1,800-student school in Minnetonk, reported the Star Tribune.

Last week, prosecutors charged two Hopkins students with misdemeanors following a confrontation in the assistant principal's office. The confrontation arose following student complaints aimed at the school's handling of an incident in which they say several white students mocked black culture, reported Patch.

The school says it responded to the matter in a fair and appropriate way for all of the students involved, reported Kare 11. But many of the students who walked out Friday say more needs to be done, and the walkout is the start of bringing that to attention.

Denise Specht was elected by delegates at the Education Minnesota Representative Convention on Saturday in Bloomington, reported the Pioneer Press.

Specht, 47, ran against current president Tom Dooher, who had been president since 2007, reported the Pioneer Press.

She is finishing her second term as secretary-treasurer of the union, Education Minnesota, and will begin her three-year term as president July 1, reported the Star Tribune.

Jennifer Teetzel, the driver of the car, was the only one wearing a seat belt, reported the Star Tribune.

According to the State Patrol, alcohol was detected in her system, reported the Pioneer Press.

The other six passengers were not wearing seat belts, and multiple people were ejected from the SUV, according to State Patrol spokesman Lt. Eric Roeske, reported the Star Tribune.

The bill moves $253 million from other parts of the Transportation Department to the Federal Aviation Administration, reported The New York Times.

Democratic Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland chastised fellow lawmakers for anxiously pushing the bill through just before their week-long recess, making their upcoming travels easier, reported The Chicago Tribune. "They will pat themselves on the back and say job well done," said Van Hollen, who wanted to address more than just FAA furloughs.

The Congressional approval of the plan, which President Obama agreed to sign, angered many who saw the cuts in the air traffic control system as the only cut impacting many Americans and a means to negotiate an agreement, reported The Chicago Tribune.

President Obama is forced with a decision after stating many times that if the Syrian government crossed "the red line" the U.S. would step in, reported The New York Times.

The White House said it would need more conclusive evidence, alluding to the faulty intelligence that lead to the Iraq War, reported The New York Times.

In Jerusalem last week, President Obama said it would be a "game changer" in U.S. involvement if such weapons had been used, reported The New York Times.

The U.S. conclusions followed those of Britain, France and Israel, which have suggested in recent days that forces loyal to Assad have probably used sarin, reported The Washington Post.

Around 10:45 p.m. on Friday, campus police responded to an emergency call reporting that a man had fallen from the university pedestrian bridge and into the river, according to a news release issued Saturday, reported the Star Tribune.

Police were notified that a student was missing from his dorm; he was identified as David Patrick Rodgers, 20, from Northfield, Minn., reported the Star Tribune. Witness descriptions of the man who fell match the missing student.

The current is particularly strong with the river just a few feet below flood stage after recent storms and melting snow, reported Leader-Telegram.

The earthquake hit at 8:02 a.m., and its epicenter was in Lushan County within the Ya'an jurisdiction, reported The New York Times.

The Longmenshan fault line was also responsible for a devastating earthquake in 2008 in Chengdu, about 70 miles from Lushan, reported The Washington Post. The quake left 87,000 people dead or missing and was seen by those affected as a lackluster rescue effort from the government.

In the town of Longmen, another hard-hit area within Ya'an's jurisdiction, a resident said 90 percent of the buildings had collapsed, reported The New York Times.

Authorities said Shane Alan Wilson, 27, was taken into custody was found in rural Steele County. He was covered in mud and suffering from hypothermia, reported the Star Tribune.

According to the Faribault Police Department:

The woman was unresponsive when police found her in a vehicle stalled near the police station, reported the Pioneer Press. Police also found two children inside. Neither child was harmed.

Wilson fled south. After Stealing a 2001 Chevrolet Impala and later burning it on a rural gravel road, Wilson reached the border of Steele and Waseca Counties, reported the Star Tribune.

Authorities identified the charred vehicle, and began searching the area using a canine team and a helicopter from the Minnesota State Patrol to look for Wilson, reported the Star Tribune. They searched within walking distance of the vehicle fire but did not find Wilson until Sunday afternoon.

Six snowboarders were ascending the pass together when the slope broke away, unleashing a deadly wave of snow 400 to 500 feet wide and 8 feet deep, reported The New York Times.

One of the snowboarders was able to escape, descend to a nearby highway, and flag down a truck for help, reported The New York Times.

It took 4 hours to rescue the bodies, which were all equipped with avalanche gear, including beacons to transmit their location when submerged under snow, reported The New York Times.

The bodies were taken to the Clear Creek coroner's office. The victims' identities weren't immediately known, reported Fox News.

The blasts were 50-100 yards apart from each other and went off seconds apart, reported The New York Times.

"We will get to the bottom of this. We will find out who did this and we will find out why," said President Obama Monday evening, according to CNN News. "They will feel the full weight of justice"

The FBI has taken over the case, and no suspect has been name, reported CNN News.

Pandemonium ensued after the blasts as runners and spectators rushed to one another in a state of panic. A 15 block radius has been cordoned off from the public as investigators comb the area for evidence, reported The New York Times.

The article, like most breaking news, is in the inverted pyramid structure. The author separates the story into fact blocks, so that as the situation evolves she can easily update the text. She sandwiches an audio file between the text of the story; it is of a police sergeant briefing reporters on what happened.

It is interesting how the story developed and became more detailed. The name of the man arrested for the standoff was never said in the audio file; the sergeant referred to the man as: the man inside house and the individual. The sergeant never confirmed whether shots were fired, though he said it is believed shots were fired.

The Ramsey County sheriff's office said it amounted to a tenfold increase in the average daily number of overdose cases treated at Regions, reported the Pioneer Press. The hospital averages one OD a day.

Reported symptoms were not only hallucinations, but also extreme agitation, excited delirium, temperatures soaring as high as 105 degrees, and a racing heartbeat, conditions not typically seen in meth users, reported the Star Tribune.

One man under the influence of the drug lept off a second-story roof believing he could fly, reported the Star Tribune.

Both men and women have been hospitalized because of the drug. Patients ages range from young to old;however, many are in their 20s, reported the Pioneer Press.

It began around 4:40 a.m., when a woman waved down a squad car on the street and told the police there had been a domestic disturbance involving two men, a woman and a child, reported the Star Tribune.

One man, the woman and the child have escaped the scene, and the last man has holed himself off in the house; he is believed to have a gun, reported the Star Tribune.

Police are trying to negotiate with the man, reported the Pioneer Press.

At noon CBS Local News reported the situation had been resolved, but few details have been supplied.

The flue strain was publicly announced on March 31, but the first known human case was in eastern China on Feb. 19, reported The New York Times. The announcement came two weeks after the closing of the National People's Congress, an event during which the Communist Party traditionally avoids acknowledging problems.

H7N9 appears to be a virulent flu that kills at least 26 percent of those who get it; however, the number of cases could be artificially low because Chinese health authorities are testing only people who are severely ill, reported USA Today.

There have been no reported cases of the flu passing from human to human, only from bird to human, reported the USA Today.

The CDC activated its emergency center to test the virus, reported The New York Times.