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Author Archives: Melissa Bailey

Melissa Bailey is a Boston-based freelance journalist and 2015 Nieman Journalism Fellow. She is working on Lost on the Frontline, a project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian documenting the lives of U.S. health care workers who have died due to Covid-19. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic and other publications.

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Posted inHigh School Reform

Opening the doors to elite public schools

by Melissa Bailey March 17, 2021March 19, 2021

Emily Chan is in sixth grade, the crucial year to get into one of Boston’s three exam schools, which serve grades 7 to 12. In the past, the pressure of the entrance test has been intense, and Emily wasn’t planning to apply.   This story also appeared in NBC News But for the first time […]

Posted inCritical Condition: The Students the Pandemic Hit Hardest

Grandparents raising grandchildren under lockdown: When the protectors are the most vulnerable

by Melissa Bailey June 27, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School, News, Time to Learn

Lessons from a school that scrapped a longer student day and made time for teachers

by Melissa Bailey July 22, 2014March 30, 2020
Jennifer Schnidman Medbery of Kickboard. (Photo: Melissa Bailey)
Posted inElementary to High School, Future of Learning, News

When are tech tools worth the investment for schools?

by Melissa Bailey April 7, 2014March 30, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School, News, State of the Union

A teachers union embraces reform in New Haven, creating a model for others

by Melissa Bailey June 11, 2013March 30, 2020
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