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Nick Chiles

Nick Chiles is an award-winning journalist and three-time New York Times bestselling author. He has written or co-written 14 books and won over a dozen major journalism awards during a journalism career that brought him to the Dallas Morning News, the Star-Ledger of New Jersey and New York Newsday, where he won a Pulitzer Prize as part of a team of reporters.

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A sign inside an AVID elective classroom tries to motivate students.
Posted inNews

This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools promote success for all students

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles February 20, 2019March 30, 2020

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Standing in front of Ridgeview Charter Middle School in this Atlanta suburb, you can’t help but notice the opulence of the homes that surround it. Soaring turrets. Columned entrances. Lush lawns. These are folks who clearly have bitten off a sizable chunk of the American dream. This story also appeared in […]

Lourenco Garcia, who earned national attention for his performance as principal at Revere High School, checks in with junior Fatima Vasquez as she works in the school’s writing center.
Posted inElementary to High School

Teaching to the student, not the test

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles October 4, 2018March 30, 2020
poor students
Posted inNews

Harvard Law grad helps low-income kids aim high

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles January 3, 2018March 30, 2020
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity

Five things American colleges need to do to help black and Latino students

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles May 24, 2017July 29, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity

Experts offer black and Latino college students eight tips for success

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles May 24, 2017July 29, 2021
Kristen Wells works with a small group of students in Terrol McElroy’s classroom at Emmalee Isable Elementary in Jackson while McElroy observes. (Photo: Jackie Mader)
Posted inNews

Is repeating third grade — again and again — good for kids?

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles April 12, 2017October 21, 2020
Posted inNews

Obama’s national spotlight on young black and brown men: Has it improved their lives?

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles February 9, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, News

At the University of Georgia, black students navigate in a white world

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles November 25, 2016April 8, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, News

At Georgia State, more black students graduate each year than at any U.S. college

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles November 25, 2016April 8, 2021
Posted inElementary to High School

What happens to a turnaround high school when its transformative principal walks away?

Avatar photo by Nick Chiles June 20, 2016March 30, 2020

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