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Ariel Gilreath

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Ariel Gilreath covers early education and K-12 schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia. She most recently covered education and family issues in South Carolina with the Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network, where she received first place in education reporting from the South Carolina Press Association for her coverage in 2020. She has previously covered education for the Greenville Journal and the Index-Journal in South Carolina. Gilreath graduated from Winthrop University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

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Posted inEarly Education

Reviving a successful math strategy for the early grades

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

This week, I wanted to highlight our continuing early ed math coverage by talking to Joe Hong, who wrote a story about a Milwaukee school district trying to revive methods it used for math instruction a decade ago. Our conversation below has been lightly edited for length and clarity. A small group of teachers in […]

Posted inElementary to High School

All-charter no more: New Orleans opens its first traditional school in nearly two decades 

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath September 9, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

The start of school is always stressful, but even more so for neurodivergent students — and their parents

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath August 22, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

What education could look like under Harris and Walz

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonAvatar photoJaveria SalmanAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz, Ariel Gilreath, Meredith Kolodner, Jackie Mader, Neal Morton, Caroline Preston, Javeria Salman, Christina A. Samuels, Olivia Sanchez and Nirvi Shah August 13, 2024September 27, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

What education could look like under Trump and Vance

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonAvatar photoJaveria SalmanAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz, Ariel Gilreath, Meredith Kolodner, Jackie Mader, Neal Morton, Caroline Preston, Javeria Salman, Christina A. Samuels, Olivia Sanchez and Nirvi Shah August 13, 2024September 24, 2024
Posted inSpecial Reports

How could Project 2025 change education?

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Jackie Mader, Christina A. Samuels, Sarah Butrymowicz, Ariel Gilreath, Neal Morton, Caroline Preston, Liz Willen, Olivia Sanchez, Meredith Kolodner and Jon Marcus July 23, 2024September 24, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Teaching word problems in the early grades

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath July 12, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inEarly Education

Washington lawmakers keep local fund that boosts child care teacher pay

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath June 27, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inThe South

One state radically boosted new teacher pay – and upset a lot of teachers

Avatar photo by Ariel Gilreath June 20, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Four cities of FAFSA chaos: Students tell how they grappled with the mess, stress

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Liz Willen, Gail Cornwall, Matt Krupnick, Kavitha Cardoza and Ariel Gilreath May 22, 2024September 16, 2024

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