Lauren Miller

Dec 19, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Lauren Miller

Leer en españolSign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Growing up in Washington, D.C., Maria Ayala-Flores didn’t know much about her legal status. She knew she was born in El Salvador and that she and her parents had to renew their paperwork every 18 months. She also knew the United States was her home and had been since she came here as an infant.

Nov 22, 2024 | idahostatejournal.com | Lauren Miller

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — Keith Grover, Casey Waldron and Tyler Jensen are sitting at the kitchen table at the West Yellowstone Airbase, shooting the breeze, when Grover’s phone rings. Jensen and Waldron perk up in anticipation. Is this another call from Grover’s wife? Or their boss? Or is it what they collectively hope: a dispatcher calling them into action? As Grover answers, “Hi honey”, and steps outside the room, Waldron deflates. But only briefly.

Oct 22, 2024 | bozemandailychronicle.com | Lauren Miller

WEST YELLOWSTONE — Keith Grover, Casey Waldron and Tyler Jensen are sitting at the kitchen table at the West Yellowstone Airbase, shooting the breeze, when Grover’s phone rings. Jensen and Waldron perk up in anticipation. Is this another call from Grover’s wife? Or their boss? Or is it what they collectively hope: a dispatcher calling them into action? As Grover answers, “Hi honey”, and steps outside the room, Waldron deflates. But only briefly.

Sep 17, 2024 | bozemandailychronicle.com | Lauren Miller

Early Sunday morning, the halls of Big Sky Resort filled with bleary-eyed runners pacing, jittering and stretching. Outside, at the finish line, a mingle of excitement and tension ran through the air as the first wave of runners waited for the start. And then without a gunshot or grand beginning, they took off. Headlamps bobbed and bounced off the pines as the river of runners moved up the first hill, like a school of fish moving in unison.

Sep 17, 2024 | bozemandailychronicle.com | Lauren Miller

Early Sunday morning the halls of Big Sky Resort filled with bleary-eyed runners pacing, jittering and stretching. Outside, at the finish line, a mingle of excitement and tension ran through the air as the first wave of runners waited for the start. And then without a gunshot or grand beginning, they took off. Headlamps bobbed and bounced off the pines as the river of runners moved up their first hill, like a school of fish moving in unison.