Bri Hatch
Report for America Corps Member, reporting on educationBri Hatch (they/them) is a Report for America Corps Member joining the WYPR team to cover education.
Hatch reported on college diversity and student well-being for The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2022, earning a Hearst feature award for their piece about a misplaced Wizard of Oz dress. They served as the editor-in-chief for their college newspaper, breaking news about hazing and sexual assault cases.
Hatch also reported on local education tensions in rural Virginia for The Rockbridge Report, tackling critical race theory, book-banning and more.
Outside of the newsroom, they are obsessed with alt-indie music (notable exception: Taylor Swift), cozy coffee shops and autobiographies.
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The vote ends the district’s largest boundary study to date with a map recommended from the redistricting committee – and a last-minute amendment
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The local organizations were chosen out of over six thousand applicants to Scott’s “Yield Giving” project nationwide.
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These results counter a report from the state’s inspector general of education in 2022, which found over 12,000 incidents of final grades being changed from failing to passing over a four-year period.
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State leaders want to codify guidelines from 2021 to stop Carroll County from deleting gender identity and sexuality topics. But an opt-out option still exists.
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School commissioners and district leaders sought student feedback on policies regulating grades and wellness in a forum Wednesday night. The right to in-school deliveries from services like Uber Eats and DoorDash dominated conversation.
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Community colleges already receive a fraction of funding given to the University of Maryland system. Now, leaders worry they’ll have to raise tuition and reduce financial aid.
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Many colleges are turning to vending machines to make contraception more readily available on campus.
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The state board of education voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new payment system for families earning between $83,000 and $166,000. But some say there are still many details to work out.
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Advocates say the Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act properly recognizes community college students for their academic work, and guarantees avenues for transferring.
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Members of Teachers and Researchers United, the graduate student union, say they’ve been negotiating with the university for nine months — and are still facing barriers.