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Meredith Kolodner
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Investigative Reporter, The Hechinger Report
New York
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By Meredith Kolodner Verified, Marina Villeneuve Verified|The Charlotte ObserverVerifiedPresident Donald Trump has pledged to shutter the Department of Education but also promised that students with disabilities will keep getting the services they need. Special education advocates, school district officials and teachers say mass federal layoffs mean that too few people are left to carry out a complicated law intended to protect some of the nation's most vulnerable students' right to an education
By Meredith Kolodner Verified, Marina Villeneuve Verified|The Hechinger ReportVerifiedPresident Donald Trump has pledged to shutter the Department of Education but also promised that students with disabilities will keep getting the services they need. Special education advocates, school district officials and teachers say mass federal layoffs mean that too few people are left to carry out a complicated law intended to protect some of the nation’s most vulnerable students’ right to an education
By Meredith Kolodner Verified, Jackie Mader Verified, Neal Morton Verified, Caroline Preston Verified|The Hechinger ReportVerifiedAt first, it was supposed to last just a few weeks. Mayors and superintendents around the country announced schools would shut temporarily to halt the spread of a deadly virus that had officially been named “COVID-19” on Feb. 11, 2020. Many school districts hustled to get laptops and other devices to students and shifted learning online, even as educators warned that remote education would exacerbate inequalities
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The Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report is an independent nonprofit newsroom that focuses on inequality and innovation in education. It uses investigative journalism and data-driven reporting to address systemic challenges in education from preschool through higher education. Founded by Fred M. Hechinger, a former *New York Times* education editor, the organization emphasizes solutions-oriented reporting to influence policy and public discourse. The Hechinger Report produces in-depth articles, documentaries, and interactive tools that explore various educational issues, including the impact of climate change on schools and achievement gaps. It collaborates with major news outlets like *The Washington Post* and *NPR* to ensure broad accessibility of its stories. Additionally, it offers Spanish-language reporting through *Hechinger en Español* to engage diverse audiences. The organization is funded by foundations and individual donors, which supports its editorial independence and commitment to highlighting both problems and solutions in education.
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Founded: 1996