THE STORIES

THE AFTER-SCHOOL GAP

An “admissions-driven arms race” is widening the disparity in college access between rich and poor students in Michigan.
By Ron FrenchSenior Writer, Bridge Magazine

BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH: IT IS HAPPENING, EVEN HERE

Innovative dual-language schools are taking root in the South, but big challenges still loom to meet the needs of English learners.
By Dan CarsenEducation Reporter, WBHM and The Southern Education Desk

BOOKS AND BULLETS

The constant thrum of violence in Oakland, California’s poorest neighborhoods puts kids at a disadvantage in school, even before they walk in the door.
By Zaidee Stavely, Radio Reporter, KQED News and Radio Bilingüe

BROTHERS’ KEEPERS

Reinventing school for young black men in crisis in Minnesota.
By Beth Hawkins, Education Reporter, MinnPost
Photographs by Johnny Crawford

A CHANCE FOR RENEWAL

A behind-the-scenes look at one troubled school’s struggle to improve.
By Patrick Wall, Education Reporter, Chalkbeat New York

CLASS OF 2025

A radio documentary follows a group of Oregon first-graders as they start their educational journey toward high school.
By Rob Manning, Reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)

ENGLISH LEARNERS STRUGGLE TO SUCCEED

Thousands of California students are at risk of falling behind as they strive to gain competency of the English language.
By Charla Bear and Julia McEvoy, KQED News

THE EQUALIZER

An Oregon school superintendent proposes a controversial plan to improve education for poor and minority students. Will it work?
By Beth SlovicStaff Writer, Willamette Week

FUNDING TEXAS SCHOOLS: FAIR OR FALLING SHORT?

A five-part series examines school funding inequities in the Lone Star State.
By Laura IsenseeEducation Reporter, Houston Public Media

LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND

Students from refugee and immigrant families are struggling to get a decent public education in Greensboro, North Carolina.
By Marquita Brown, Education Reporter, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)

LOWER INCOME, HIGHER ED

Why are so many high-achieving low-income students dropping out of college?
By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Reporter and Host, “Breaking Ground,” WAMU 88.5, American University Radio

MISTER KNIGHT'S NEIGHBORHOOD

A football coach is determined to help students growing up in one of Detroit’s toughest neighborhoods stay in school and graduate from high school.
By Jennifer Guerra, Reporter, State of Opportunity Project, Michigan Radio

NEW EFFORTS AIMED AT INTEGRATING NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS

Local experiments look to improve racial and class diversity throughout the city’s public education system.
By Matt ColletteWNYC and Slate

THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE

Why are so many young African American men struggling to make the grade in Pittsburgh’s public schools?
By Rebecca Nuttall, Staff Writer, Pittsburgh City Paper

RURAL MAJORITY

In Kansas and throughout the nation, rural schools are facing big challenges.
By Celia Llopis-JepsenEducation Reporter, Topeka Capital-Journal

SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL

Two honor students from Normandy High, one of Missouri’s worst-performing schools, choose different paths and learn that not all schools are created equal.
By Elisa CrouchEducation Reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“SORRY, I’M NOT TAKING THIS TEST.”

Standardized tests don’t seem to be leveling the educational playing field. Is it time to say: Enough?
By Kristina RizgaEducation Reporter, Mother Jones

TEACHING GRIT, WANTING TO QUIT

A racially and economically diverse preschool in St. Louis is pushed to the brink as it wrestles with behavioral problems.
By Aisha SultanColumnist and Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

TWO LANGUAGES, GREAT ADVANTAGES

Are dual language programs a bridge to opportunity and a brighter future for our nation’s English learners?
By Alejandra LagosEducation News Producer, Univision Noticias