Investigative Reporter - Education

Camilla Forte | The Hechinger Report

Suspender a los estudiantes por ausencias, tardanzas agrava pérdida de aprendizaje

by Tara García Mathewson and Maria Polletta December 6, 2022January 25, 2023

Camilla Forte | The Hechinger Report

Inside our analysis of Arizona’s attendance-related suspensions

by Maria Polletta, Fazil Khan and Tara García Mathewson December 6, 2022December 7, 2022

Youth access to mental health care improved under Jake’s Law, but persistent barriers hamper its reach

Youth access to mental health care improved under Jake’s Law, but persistent barriers hamper its reach

by Shaena Montanari and Maria Polletta September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

Zoe Edelstein, 13, poses for a photo in her family's home in Phoenix on July 17, 2022. Edelstein switched to online learning because she suffered from severe anxiety and her school had a shortage of mental health providers.. Photo by Isaac Stone Simonelli | AZCIR

Permanent funding solution elusive as mental health provider shortage plagues Arizona schools

by Maria Polletta and Shaena Montanari July 21, 2022March 6, 2023

A spherule, the Valley fever fungus in its tissue-invasive form, is shown here in this lab image recovered from a patient with Valley fever pneumonia. Image courtesy Valley Fever Center for Excellence.

A national epicenter for Valley fever infections, Arizona gets first major state funding boost in 15 years

by Maria Polletta April 12, 2022April 11, 2022