"Lessons in Waste,"

This piece was the runner-up in the Project/Series 75,000-199,999 category, which has since been merged with the Project/Series under 75,000 category to form the Project/Series under 200,000 circulation category.

A four-month investigation into fraud and waste in New Jersey’s preschool program – the most ambitious and expensive in the nation – demonstrates masterful dissection of records, crowned with skilled storytelling.