Last year, Project 2025 was a conservative wish list: a grab bag of proposals large and small that would transform the federal government, including in education. Months later, many of those wishes have become reality. That includes, at least in part, Project 2025’s ultimate goal of doing away with the Education Department. The department still […]
Christina A. Samuels
What I do: I edit stories by Hechinger staff writers and contributors, in particular overseeing our work on early childhood education.
My background: I started covering education in 2000 at The Washington Post, writing about a fast-growing school district in the D.C. suburbs. After that, I worked at Education Week, where I covered a variety of subjects, including special education, early childhood education and school district leadership. I joined The Hechinger Report in 2021 as an editor. I believe schools are an essential part of the fabric of a community, and I love being able to share behind-the-scenes views of how schools function. My favorite part of being an editor is helping writers crystallize their story ideas and turn them into compelling articles.
Journalistic ethics: As an editor, it’s my job to make sure our articles are fair, accurate and complete. I do not accept any gifts or special considerations from sources or potential sources. Because we often report on and cover young people, we use extra care in quoting and naming them. In addition, our newsroom is guided by an ethics policy that spells out our responsibilities to our readers and sources.
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