Update: In June, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it was starting an inquiry into several employment practices that leave workers in debt, including the trucking industry practices that we write about below. The consumer protection agency said it wanted to know whether the use of training repayment agreements, which are used by the companies we […]
Author Archives: Meredith Kolodner
Meredith Kolodner writes investigative articles and produces data analyses for higher education and K-12 stories. She previously covered schools for the New York Daily News and was an editor at Inside Schools and The Investigative Fund (now called Type Investigations). She also covered housing, schools, and local government for the Press of Atlantic City and The Chief-Leader newspaper. Her work has appeared in local and national news outlets, including NBC News, The New York Times and The Washington Post. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Twitter: @merkolodner
