This story also appeared in Oregon Public Broadcasting ASHLAND, Ore. — When Ulysses McCready was in fifth grade, a group of Southern Oregon University music students hauled instruments to Orchard Hill Elementary School to help get local kids excited about joining the middle school band. It worked on McCready, who picked up the flute and […]
Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez is a former higher education reporter for The Hechinger Report. She wrote feature stories about higher education across the country and compiled Hechinger’s higher education newsletter every other week.
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