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Neal Morton

Neal Morton

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Neal Morton covers K-12 schools in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. He most recently worked with the Education Lab team at The Seattle Times, and previously covered education for The Las Vegas Review-Journal in Nevada and The (McAllen) Monitor in Texas. His work has appeared in High Country News, Huffington Post, PBS NewsHour, USA TODAY and local media outlets. Morton graduated from a Las Vegas high school before attending the University of Nevada, Reno, to major in journalism.

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Posted inHechinger en Español

Los padres de estudiantes de educación especial que no hablan inglés se enfrentan a otro obstáculo

Neal Morton by Neal Morton, Dahlia Bazzaz and Jenn Smith January 24, 2024January 23, 2024
Posted inThe West

Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

Neal Morton by Neal Morton November 27, 2023November 27, 2023
Posted inDivided We Learn

Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark

Neal Morton by Neal Morton, Dahlia Bazzaz and Jenn Smith October 25, 2023October 25, 2023
Posted inFuture of Learning

Native communities want schools to teach Native languages. Now the White House is voicing support

Neal Morton by Neal Morton April 13, 2023April 12, 2023
Posted inThe West

A federal definition of ‘homeless’ leaves some kids out in the cold. One state is trying to help

Neal Morton by Neal Morton March 2, 2023March 6, 2023
Posted inElementary to High School

In one giant classroom, four teachers manage 135 kids – and love it

Neal Morton by Neal Morton November 3, 2022November 7, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

Student protests prompted schools to remove police. Now some districts are bringing them back

Neal Morton by Neal Morton October 19, 2022October 11, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

Tell us your story about the Bureau of Indian Education

Neal Morton by Neal Morton August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonAvatar photoAvatar photo by Tara García Mathewson, Ariel Gilreath, Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Neal Morton, Caroline Preston and Christina A. Samuels June 15, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

Population booms overwhelm schools in the West: ‘Someone’s gonna get left behind’

Neal Morton by Neal Morton May 13, 2022May 16, 2022

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