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Kavitha Cardoza

Kavitha Cardoza is an award-winning journalist covering education, children and poverty. Her stories have appeared on NPR, PBS NewsHour, WAMU Public Radio, Atlantic.com and The Washington Post among others. She has received multiple national awards for her work, including the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) and the Education Writers Association. She's a proud immigrant

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Posted inElementary to High School

To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza August 7, 2023August 6, 2023

MORGAN CITY, La. — Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. The dozens of keys she carries while she sweeps, sprays, shelves and sorts make a loud sound, and when children hear her coming, they call out, “Miss Jenna!”  This story also appeared in USA […]

Posted inHechinger en Español

¿Son las dificultades de las escuelas en Puerto Rico un avance de lo que enfrentarán otros distritos?

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza April 18, 2023June 2, 2023
Posted inElementary to High School

Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza April 3, 2023April 18, 2023
Posted inElementary to High School

If more students become pregnant post-Roe, are we prepared to support them?

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza July 24, 2022May 8, 2023
Posted inFeatured Stories

‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza October 7, 2021October 7, 2021
Posted inHechinger en Español

“Somos asistentes, no sirvientes”. Uno de los empleos más solicitados de Estados Unidos expone los fracasos del sistema educativo

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza September 28, 2021February 11, 2022
trusted adult
Posted inSpecial Reports

When kids pick their ‘trusted adult,’ it pays off

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza August 25, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Education

Parents fighting, teachers crying: Grownup stress is hitting kids hard

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza April 2, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inHechinger en Español

‘Mochilas llenas de piedras’: Cómo un distrito maneja el trauma que los niños indocumentados traen a la escuela

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza January 11, 2021February 11, 2022
Posted inImmigration

‘Backpacks full of boulders’: How one district is addressing the trauma undocumented children bring to school

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza December 14, 2020December 12, 2020
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