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Who picks school curriculum? Idaho law hands more power to parents
What are the consequences when the state legislature passes "parental rights" laws to control what happens in the classroom?
The Guardian | The Hechinger Report
August 14, 2023
Inside the Weekend’s Gathering of America’s Most Unhinged Right-Wing Moms
When is talk about schools not about education? When you’re at the Moms for Liberty National Summit.
Slate | The Hechinger Report
July 5, 2023
Florida Just Expanded School Vouchers — Again. Here’s What it Could Mean for Public Education.
Vouchers and “school choice” sound good. But it’s more complicated. What is the impact on public schools, which 90 percent of children in America attend?
The Hechinger Report | USA Today
April 24, 2023
Back to School and Back to Normal. Or At Least Close Enough
The fizzle and fun of school is mostly back. And students are embracing it. A snapshot of the start of school in the Methow Valley, WA.
The New York Times
October 11, 2022
In 2022, Let’s Rethink Work
The pandemic offers us a reset button. We cannot unsee what we saw on Zoom.
WCW Post
January 4, 2022
More Students Question College, Putting Counselors in a Quandary
Is it time to re-think what “success” looks like and how to help students achieve it?
The Hechinger Report | USA Today
January 3, 2022
Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School
NY Times reporters fanned out across the country to document the start of school. I went to Winthrop, WA.
New York Times
September 20, 2021
‘Right now is not my time’: How Covid dimmed college prospects for students who need help most
A perfect storm of remote school and complexity of applying to college leaves low-income and first generation students short on help
The Hechinger Report
March 4, 2021
Lessons From Tornadoes Help a Community Combat Covid
Rural Lawrence County, TN brings science (plus “Masks, Distancing, Sanitizing”) to the battle to keep students learning during this wild academic year.
New York Times
October 16, 2020