BNV SPECIAL REPORT: COVID-19’s IMPACT ON SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION
Black News & Views’ parent organization, the National Association of Black Journalists, has partnered with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to administer grants to journalists for work exploring the impact of COVID-19 on K-12 education. The program’s mission is to support the Black press and its communities. Black-owned media outlets, NABJ members and others were invited to compete. The stories below are among the winning entries:
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In the era of COVID-19, Tulsa public schools lost a generation of Black and brown children
By Gary Lee
The Oklahoma Eagle
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Educators share how disparities impacted Oakland high schoolers during COVID-19 pandemic
By Brandy Collins
shades Magazine
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Virginia man shares his story of being disabled by COVID
By Delonte Harrod
The Intersection Mag
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COVID-19’s lasting impact on one Washington, D.C., family
By Delonte Harrod
The Intersection Mag
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Maryland program serving the disabled survives despite the pandemic
By Delonte Harrod
The Intersection Mag
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Local efforts to vaccinate working-class people against COVID-19 impacted by lack of funding
By Delonte Harrod
The Intersection Mag
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The path forward: How one Alabama middle school prospered during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Jessica Halsey
Macon Cares
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Nutrition and COVID: How one school system navigated challenges
By Maya Ginyard
Macon Cares
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Teachers and school staff share their COVID-19 struggles
By Karin Davis Thompson & Andreas Butler
Daytona Times
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Students in all school environments are feeling the effects of the pandemic
By Karin Davis Thompson
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Students still struggle with the impact of COVID-19 quarantine
By Beverly James
Daytona Times
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Public school parents share how pandemic continues to impact their children
By Andreas Butler
Daytona Times
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From Katrina to COVID: How the pandemic impacted New Orleans high school students
By Justina Boyd
Vanguard Nola
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Growing pains: The first babies to experience childhood during the pandemic
By Alexandria Green-Jones
Bayou Beat News
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Growing pains: The babies who navigated development despite
the COVID crisis
By Alexandria Green-Jones
Bayou Beat News
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Growing pains: The babies who learned despite the COVID crisis
By Alexandria Green-Jones
Bayou Beat News
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Growing pains: The babies who navigated social anxiety despite the COVID crisis
By Alexandria Green-Jones
Bayou Beat News
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Despite the pandemic, Dontay Brown kept kale salad in the cafeteria
By Yolanda Young
Rolling Out
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Anna Grant lost her daughter and suffered a stroke; then came the pandemic
By Yolanda Young
Rolling Out