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Author Archives: Bracey Harris

Bracey Harris is a staff writer. Before joining The Hechinger Report, she covered politics and education for the Clarion Ledger where she also focused on government accountability for the paper’s investigative and enterprise team. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of Mississippi. The Magnolia State native sometimes bumps into her old high school principal on reporting assignments. She learned the debate team was her strong suit, after failing to receive a callback for “Rizzo” in her high school’s production of “Grease.”

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Rundown schools forced more students to go remote

by Bracey Harris, Meredith Kolodner and Neal Morton November 25, 2020November 30, 2020

Yvette Alston-Johnson was seething when she got the news. Children in Paterson, New Jersey would not be allowed to go to school in person this fall, while many of their peers in predominantly white and affluent suburbs would return. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour Alston-Johnson attended Paterson public schools, as did her five […]

Remote learners feel shortchanged in districts pressured to reopen in person

by Bracey Harris and Caroline Preston November 22, 2020November 23, 2020

When schools reopen, we may not have enough teachers

by Bracey Harris and Neal Morton September 3, 2020November 20, 2020

‘We just pick up the pieces’: As a new school year starts, this Mississippi Delta community is fighting for survival

by Bracey Harris August 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Why Black families are choosing to keep their kids remote when schools reopen

by Bracey Harris August 7, 2020October 21, 2020

Local control of schools leads to a patchwork of reopening plans

by Bracey Harris July 24, 2020October 21, 2020

Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

by Bracey Harris June 27, 2020November 24, 2020

‘It’s very hard for us to get things we need’: Thousands of Mississippi teens face hunger and homelessness in pandemic

by Bracey Harris June 26, 2020October 21, 2020

A new playbook for summer school

by Bracey Harris June 12, 2020October 21, 2020

‘You’re stuck’: America wants to reopen its economy. It won’t happen without schools or child care

by Bracey Harris May 29, 2020October 21, 2020

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