Mike Melia (@mikemeliaap) 's Twitter Profile
Mike Melia

@mikemeliaap

Education news editor at the @AP. Reach me at [email protected].

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calendar_today22-04-2009 14:02:17

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Recently visited Georgia to speak with some Black parents about decisions they are making amidst bans on teaching about race and other controversial topics. So grateful to Kilombo and its staff for opening their doors. My latest for The Associated Press: bit.ly/3oNnTji

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Hundreds of thousands of students enroll at community colleges hoping to transfer later to universities. Many are derailed by credit loss — when classes they took won’t count toward a degree. apnews.com/article/bachel…

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At 12, Khloe Warne is an advanced reader. But after classroom outbursts, she’s limited to two hours a week at school. ‘She just wants a friend,’ her mother says. Claire Rush Manuel Valdes///subscribe to your local paper and Lindsey Wasson 📸 bring this look at informal removals. apnews.com/article/school…

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Schools lost track of thousands of homeless kids during Zoom school. Cheyanne Mumphrey shares the story of one of them, Aaliyah, who fell behind on the alphabet as the family moved 5 times in 4 years. apnews.com/article/school…

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School attendance has plummeted since the pandemic. After months at home, many parents and students don't see the same need to go to class every day. projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

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The reasons why kids stopped attending school are varied and, in many cases, entirely unknown. The odyssey of Deneffy Sánchez, 15, is but one example of how the pandemic wrecked the life of a vulnerable teen. BiancaVázquezToness projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

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The last time Evan Gershkovich’s family gathered for Thanksgiving, the WSJ reporter helped take the lead on cooking. This year, family and friends saved an empty seat for Evan, who was detained on March 29 in Russia and remains in prison. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/evan

The last time Evan Gershkovich’s family gathered for Thanksgiving, the WSJ reporter helped take the lead on cooking. 

This year, family and friends saved an empty seat for Evan, who was detained on March 29 in Russia and remains in prison. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/evan
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Where did the pandemic’s missing students go? We know a little bit better now, thanks to this series produced by an amazing The Associated Press team effort. projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

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What happens when the college essay becomes the only place where race can be considered in admissions? For students of color, it’s become a difficult set of trade offs in how to be true to themselves from me, Collin Binkley and Noreen Nasir apnews.com/article/f0c006…

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America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees. When arrangements fall through, they are far more likely to take unpaid time off or to leave a job altogether. apnews.com/article/daycar…

America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees. When arrangements fall through, they are far more likely to take unpaid time off or to leave a job altogether. apnews.com/article/daycar…
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Congrats to BiancaVázquezToness Sharon Lurye & the whole The Associated Press Ed. Reporting Network for the The Pulitzer Prizes honor today. When Bianca joined AP, she told me: "I want to find missing kids." The team's work turned the nat'l conversation back to this crucial issue pulitzer.org/finalists/bian…

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Seventy years after Brown v Board, efforts to slow re-segregation have stalled. Court rulings gradually have chipped away at tools districts can use to integrate schools. apnews.com/article/school…

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In Topeka, the school system at the center of Brown v. Board, segregation persists 70 years later -- not as a matter of law, but as a reflection of underlying disparities. apnews.com/article/brown-…

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Last week, The Associated Press marked the 70th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, a landmark Supreme Court ruling that aimed to end segregation in schools across the U.S. I welcome you to take a look at our coverage... starting with some history. A thread (1/6)🧵

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The Newtown class that lost 20 kids to a massacre when they were in first grade is graduating high school tomorrow. For the survivors, there’s anxiety over leaving the Sandy Hook ‘bubble.’ But also, excitement. Poignant story Dave Collins. apnews.com/article/newtow…