Sources and methods

This site, desksandbells, gathers its news from a curated list of published feeds and indexes of news publications. These sources report on state policy and district-level governance across North America, forming the core subject matter of the site. Each news story from these feeds is processed with automated assistance to create a concise summary. The original reporting publication is clearly credited on each summary. This process allows the site to present a consolidated overview of relevant developments from multiple official and journalistic sources.

The site’s approach to facts is based on verification. If a factual claim appears in only one publication, it is not treated as established. Such information is either excluded or its single-source status is made explicitly clear to the reader. The priority is to present information that is corroborated and stable.

Beyond news, desksandbells builds permanent reference pages for entities like states, districts, policies, and standardised tests. These pages are constructed from verified, stable facts, which are often presented in a structured facts table for clarity. Each reference page is accompanied by a credited photograph, sourced appropriately to represent the subject.

Coverage is maintained through regular review. News summaries are refreshed continuously as new relevant stories are published by the source feeds. The permanent reference pages are reviewed and updated on a scheduled cycle to incorporate policy changes, new data, or factual corrections, ensuring the information remains current and reliable.