Journalist, editor, storyteller
EDUCATION IN A PANDEMIC
When South Florida's schools, colleges and universities closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the only certainty was uncertainty. Among the most pressing and urgent questions: Would kids go hungry? Would educational quality suffer in the abrupt transition from in-person to online? Would low-income communities face even more striking inequities? Would some students just disappear?
The following stories attempted to answer some of those — and to hold the powerful to account.
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(Note: This page highlights some of my reporting on how COVID-19 has affected education. Also, I edited the Class of COVID-19 project, which can be found here.)
The Public Has A Right To Weigh In At Government Meetings. Does Playing Voicemails All Night Cut It?
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As COVID-19 Cases Mount At University of Miami, Janitors Fight For More Protective Equipment
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Miami-Dade Schools See Lower Virtual Attendance In Low-Income, Immigrant Communities
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'The Class Must Go On':
How FIU's Theatre Program Made A Live Art Form Work In The Virtual Realm
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