by Alia Wong | Oct 14, 2018 | government, higher education, language & culture, lifestyle, politics, race, special interest
Samantha remembers her high-school days more as a trial version of college. She seems part amused, part ashamed as she recalls the hours she dedicated to reworking her résumé—or the hours on top of that spent plowing through SAT exercises in the home of her...
by Alia Wong | Feb 24, 2018 | education, k-12 education, politics, public schools, race
The aftermath of a mass shooting in the United States can feel like an all-too-familiar play. Act I: Some combination of grief and shock and terror ripples across the nation, accompanied by a deluge of news coverage. Act II: Gun-control advocates leverage the moment...
by Alia Wong | Sep 14, 2017 | k-12 education, politics, public schools, race
When students start school in the United States, they tend to proceed along one of two paths. For many, college is the assumed destination from their earliest days in the classroom, reinforced progressively at every step of their education. The only mystery is what...
by Alia Wong | Aug 2, 2017 | higher education, language & culture, lifestyle, public schools, race, special interest
“IT’S NOT OUR fault,” Jacob Rosales said. I had asked the recent high-school graduate what he wants people to know about life on the reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. “There’s a liquor store right across from the border,” he continued after a pause,...
by Alia Wong | Jan 12, 2017 | education, language & culture, politics, public schools, race
Havasu Canyon is home to turquoise waterfalls, billowing cottonwood trees, and red sandstone cliffs that attract thousands of tourists each year. It’s also home to the Havasupai people, a federally recognized Native American tribe allegedly subject to education...
by Alia Wong | Sep 12, 2016 | charter schools, education, government, k-12 education, politics, public schools, race
John King Jr. doesn’t have much time to carry out his goals as the country’s education secretary. Having been tasked earlier this year with rounding off Arne Duncan’s term, King’s core duties, one could argue, should involve little more than ensuring existing programs...
