Kio Herrera

Kio Herrera is a graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, where she was a Toni Stabile Investigative Journalism Fellow. Her reporting has appeared in the Center for Public Integrity, The New Republic, and the Marshall Project.

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The lasting legacy of Boston’s busing crisis

Kio Herrera
color photograph of two young girls crossing the road to get to their bus. They are dressed casually and each have a backpack

For Rhode Island BIPOC students, mental health resources start at school

Kio Herrera
For Rhode Island BIPOC students, mental health resources start at school

Advocates argue state takeovers of public schools weaken communities

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Advocates argue state takeovers of public schools weaken communities

Public schools face challenges in keeping students in the classroom

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Public schools face challenges in keeping students in the classroom

Rhode Island students sued for the right to civics lessons. Now they will ensure others benefit from their efforts

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A Black young woman is focused on reading through her textbook in the midground.

How promise programs offer a path to college affordability and aim to reshape communities

Kio Herrera
How promise programs offer a path to college affordability and aim to reshape communities

Supreme Court ruling could mean less equitable school systems

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A Muslim girl and a boy of African descent are sitting beside each other in a classroom. They are working with tablet compute

Why New England school districts are struggling to retain diverse teachers

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a sign reading "hire more Black teachers" stands outside a brick school building