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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 inElementary to High School

Translating a quarter of a million text messages for families

Neal Morton by Neal Morton March 17, 2022March 21, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

‘We’re really underwater here’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonAvatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Garland, Ariel Gilreath, Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Neal Morton, Caroline Preston and Christina A. Samuels March 1, 2022June 23, 2022
Posted inNews

Los nuevos educadores en casa: Más diversos, muy entregados

Avatar photoNeal MortonJaveria Salman by Rebecca Klein, Neal Morton and Javeria Salman February 9, 2022February 11, 2022
Posted inFuture of Learning

The new homeschoolers: More diverse, very committed

Avatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonJaveria Salman by Rebecca Klein, Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Neal Morton and Javeria Salman February 3, 2022February 9, 2022
Posted inNews

Who wants to lead America’s school districts? Anyone? Anyone?

Neal MortonAvatar photo by Neal Morton and Jackie Valley January 6, 2022February 10, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

Neal Morton by Neal Morton December 21, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

Avatar photoAvatar photoNeal MortonAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Garland, Ariel Gilreath, Neal Morton, Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Caroline Preston and Christina A. Samuels November 29, 2021June 23, 2022
Posted inElementary to High School

420,000 homeless kids went missing from schools’ rolls last year. They may never be found

Neal Morton by Neal Morton October 16, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Education

A school year like no other: The class of 2021 played ‘the hand we were dealt’

Neal Morton by Neal Morton August 31, 2021February 10, 2022
Posted inRace and Equity

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids?

Neal Morton by Neal Morton June 14, 2021February 10, 2022

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