Entry Credit

• Laura Meckler, The Washington Post

About the Entry

 Laura Meckler captures the complexities of integration and inequalities in education by combining data analysis with compelling voices and anecdotes that bring her stories to life.

• The Changing Face of School Integration

• This Trail-Blazing Suburb Has Tried for 60 years to Tackle Race. What If Trying Isn’t Enough?

• What Happened When Brooklyn Tried to Integrate Its Middle Schools

• Effective but Never Popular, Court-Ordered Busing Is a Relic Few Would Revive

• A Mock Funeral AIMS to Help Students Bury Their Pain

Comments from the Judges

“These stories do a wonderful job capturing the experiences of children at the center of the biggest education debates of the decade.”

“Stunning work on integration. Great, deep data combined with on the ground reporting to give layers to these stories.​”

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EWA is grateful to the College Board for its generous support of the 2019 National Awards for Education Reporting.​