I’m a journalist with more than two decades experience crafting complex, character-driven stories based on careful data analysis and reporting.
I cover TK-12 education as a California-based correspondent for The 74 Million with a focus on equity, innovations and solutions to critical national challenges.
Below are recent examples of my work. Visit my portfolio page for more. I look forward to hearing from you!
Boys lag behind girls academically, but this club aims to close the gender gap by building boys’ sense of belonging.
Cal State’s newest polytechnic campus hopes a rebranding will bring enrollment gains
How San José State leaped to No. 2 in national computer science ranking
My work has appeared in national publications including the Washington Post, USAToday, the Guardian and NBC News.
California’s ambitious state-wide rollout of transitional kindergarten has been bumpy. From toilets that are too big to missing after-school programs, districts face big challenges as they scramble to add a grade for four-year-olds.
Published in the Washington Post and the Hechinger Report.
High-impact literacy tutoring in San Francisco’s public schools is almost doubling the number of students reading at grade level. Here’s what this kind of support looks like.
Ethnomathematics advocates say math instruction is too abstract and disconnected from life. They try to engage students by connecting math to culture.
Published in Chalkbeat, the Honolulu Civil Beat and the Hechinger Report.
