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Meredith Kolodner

Meredith Kolodner writes investigative articles and produces data analyses for higher education and K-12 stories. She previously covered schools for the New York Daily News and was an editor at Inside Schools and The Investigative Fund (now called Type Investigations). She also covered housing, schools, and local government for the Press of Atlantic City and The Chief-Leader newspaper. Her work has appeared in local and national news outlets, including NBC News, The New York Times and The Washington Post. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

kolodner@hechingerreport.org
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Posted inHigher Education

Withholding college transcripts for loan payment is ‘abusive,’ federal agency says

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner October 1, 2022October 1, 2022
Posted inRace and Equity

Why aren’t flagship universities enrolling more of their own states’ Black students?

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner September 28, 2022September 30, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

Trucking companies train you on the job. Just don’t try to quit.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner April 5, 2022June 15, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California college students

Avatar photoPete D'AmatoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz, Pete D'Amato, Meredith Kolodner and Colleen Shalby March 17, 2022April 10, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

The end of ‘dark days’ for SUNY students in debt

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner February 18, 2022May 5, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

‘It’s a shell game’: How under-the-radar companies help for-profit colleges stay in business

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner November 15, 2021November 30, 2021
Posted inHigher Education

​​Por qué los estudiantes blancos tienen 250% más probabilidad de graduación en universidades públicas en comparación a los estudiantes afroamericanos  

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Olivia Sanchez and Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2021February 11, 2022
Posted inHigher Education

​​Why white students are 250% more likely to graduate than Black students at public universities

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Olivia Sanchez and Meredith Kolodner October 10, 2021October 8, 2021
Posted inHigher Education

Why does New York state sue its college students?

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner September 3, 2021June 26, 2024
Posted inDebt Collection

Public colleges shock students by sending them to costly debt collection agencies

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner June 1, 2021June 26, 2024

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