Another draw would not have been enough to satisfy Hurzeler’s most vocal and impatient detractors.
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
But not everyone shares excitement over the success sequence — which may come across as innocuous advice, but detractors say is built upon dubious data, overlooks racial disparities and shames students who are raised in single-parent households.
The files are not findings of guilt, and some critics have raised concerns about releasing confidential and uncorroborated material concerning those who have not been charged with a crime.
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Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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