Bri Hatch
Report for America Corps Member, reporting on educationBri Hatch (they/them) is a Report for America Corps Member joining the WYPR team to cover education.
Hatch reported on college diversity and student well-being for The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2022, earning a Hearst feature award for their piece about a misplaced Wizard of Oz dress. They served as the editor-in-chief for their college newspaper, breaking news about hazing and sexual assault cases.
Hatch also reported on local education tensions in rural Virginia for The Rockbridge Report, tackling critical race theory, book-banning and more.
Outside of the newsroom, they are obsessed with alt-indie music (notable exception: Taylor Swift), cozy coffee shops and autobiographies.
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The chair and vice chair were two of only three board members to vote against extending the current CEO’s contract in October. -
CEO Sonja Santelises and Mayor Brandon Scott gave into student pleas and protests to pardon Ted the turkey. -
Superintendent Myriam Rogers said the district is restructuring next year’s budget amid state deficits and revenue shortfalls -
In the past year, the newest local branch of the national Jeremiah Program helped five moms earn degrees. But that’s not all they’re doing. -
Chair Ronald McFadden and member Mujahid Muhammad were some of the only local leaders to show at a student-run town hall this weekend to field youth questions. -
The first draft of the literacy plan faced pushback for requiring struggling third-graders to repeat a school year. Now, parents have the final say – but some say that’s not enough protection. -
Some are backing third-party candidate Jill Stein, others are writing in their choice. But both Trump and Harris are largely a no-go. -
Project POSE and Project SEQUEL will offer free tuition and benefits for current school staff and community college students in two local districts to fast track their teaching degrees. -
At Beth El Congregation, leaders vowed to win the war for Israeli safety. In front of Johns Hopkins Hospital, graduate students demanded an end to ongoing attacks in Gaza. -
Over 580,000 children statewide qualified for the $120 grocery-buying stipend under a new program called SunBucks.
