Corey Mitchell

Washington, D.C., United States

Education Lab Editor at Seattle Times

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Pennsylvania bill could prevent schools from barring homeless students

May 16, 2024 | publicintegrity.org | Corey Mitchell

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe clock is ticking on a proposed Pennsylvania law mandating that school districts protect the federally guaranteed rights of homeless students. The bill gained traction last year after a Center for Public Integrity investigation revealed that districts in the state locked students out of school for weeks or months while investigating their families’ claims of homelessness.
Amid Israel-Hamas war, colleges draw lines on faculty free speech

May 1, 2024 | berkeleyside.org | Corey Mitchell

Colleges and universities have struggled to strike a balance between defending free speech and denouncing hate speech.
Amid Israel-Hamas war, colleges draw lines on faculty free speech

Apr 30, 2024 | edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Corey Mitchell

This story was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity. Leila Hudson treads carefully when discussing the Israel-Hamas war. As a Palestinian-American and the elected faculty chair at the University of Arizona, she says she has no choice.
Covering clashes on campus as academic freedom challenges mount - Editor and Publisher

Apr 11, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Corey Mitchell

Posted Friday, April 12, 2024 10:25 am Academic freedom in higher education is facing increased scrutiny at colleges and universities nationwide.
Covering clashes on campus as academic freedom challenges mount

Apr 8, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Corey Mitchell

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Covering clashes on campus as academic freedom challenges mount

Apr 8, 2024 | publicintegrity.org | Corey Mitchell

Reading Time: 3 minutesAcademic freedom in higher education is facing increased scrutiny at colleges and universities nationwide. It’s a story about campuses big and small, public and private, liberal and conservative, with few, if any, geographic boundaries.
Amid rise in student homelessness, federal funding set to expire

Mar 4, 2024 | tucsonsentinel.com | Corey Mitchell

Center for Public Integrity For decades, schools have struggled to identify and support homeless students. Investigations by the Center for Public Integrity and our reporting partners in 2022 and 2023 showed that schools often undercount such students and flout the federal law that promises them equal access to education. Advocates cite meager federal funding as one reason schools don’t devote the time and resources required to help these students succeed in class.
Amid rise in student homelessness, federal funding set to expire

Mar 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Corey Mitchell

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Amid rise in student homelessness, federal funding set to expire

Feb 29, 2024 | publicintegrity.org | Corey Mitchell

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor decades, schools have struggled to identify and support homeless students. Investigations by the Center for Public Integrity and our reporting partners in 2022 and 2023 showed that schools often undercount such students and flout the federal law that promises them equal access to education. Advocates cite meager federal funding as one reason schools don’t devote the time and resources required to help these students succeed in class.
Proposed Law Aims to Keep Pennsylvania's Homeless Students in School

Dec 12, 2023 | buckscountybeacon.com | Corey Mitchell |Amy DiPierro

Written by Corey Mitchell and Amy DiPierro, Center for Public IntegrityMonths after a Center for Public Integrity investigation showed that Pennsylvania school districts locked children out of class while investigating their families’ claims of homelessness, a bill winding through the state legislature would make the practice illegal.