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Articles by Meghan Gallagher

Meghan Gallagher is a producer at The 74.

How to Bake an LA Public School Delicacy

Meghan Gallagher

70 Years of Valentine’s Day in Schools: A Brief Photo History of Kindness, Joy & Smiles in the Classroom

Meghan Gallagher

An Honor Roll for Teachers: Meet the Org. Celebrating Educators Year-Round

Meghan Gallagher

A Year into the War, A Small NYC School Has Become A Haven for Ukrainian Teens

Meghan Gallagher

Photos From the L.A. School Shutdown: Picket Lines, Meal Pickups & Lots of Rain

Meghan Gallagher

Schools’ New Normal: Teacher Shortages, Repeat Meals, Late Buses, Canceled Classes

Marianna McMurdock, Joshua Bay & Meghan Gallagher

Principal Forced to Double as Teacher Alarmed How Pandemic Is Affecting Students

Meghan Gallagher

Surviving Genocide: Native Boarding School Archives Reveal Defiance, Loss & Love

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher

‘Let Your Kids See You Mess Up’ — And More Tips from Teacher Twitter

Meghan Gallagher

122 Teachers Speak: Surviving Student Learning Loss, Behavior Challenges

Marianna McMurdock, Jasmine De Leon & Meghan Gallagher

‘They’ve Been Through the Worst’: Grads at NYC Ukrainian School Celebrate & Ache

Meghan Gallagher

Uvalde Teachers Eva Mireles & Irma Garcia’s Classroom Was Filled With ‘Love’

Meghan Gallagher

Ukraine to NYC: 3 Teens Talk About Friends Left Behind & New Lives in America

Meghan Gallagher

Must See: After the March 2020 School Closures, 24 Surreal Months in 24 Photos

Meghan Gallagher

East Village Ukrainian Students Struggle with War in Homeland

Meghan Gallagher

Scenes From a Pandemic—Photos From 24 Months of COVID Inside One School District

Meghan Gallagher

NYC Public School Students Walk Out of 29+ Schools Protesting In-Person Learning

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher

Parents Divided Over Return to Remote Learning

Meghan Gallagher

Schools Revive Holiday Traditions As COVID Leaves its Mark

Meghan Gallagher

Meet Barrier-Breaking Homecoming Royalty

Meghan Gallagher

Record-High Gun Violence Sweeps The Country, More than 1000 Kids Killed in 2021

Meghan Gallagher

Interactive Map: In All 50 States, Schools Are Facing Staff Shortages

Meghan Gallagher

Shock: From Fires to Floods, Climate Change Disrupts School For 1 Million Kids

Meghan Gallagher

Surreal Photo Album: Back to School in 2021, Amid the Delta Surge

Meghan Gallagher

Photo Tour: 168 Empty Desks For 168 Million Missing Kids in Pandemic Exhibit

Meghan Gallagher

Scrapbook — Dr. Biden’s First 100 Days: Memorable Days For a Teacher in the WH

Meghan Gallagher

Minneapolis Teens Walk Out to Protest Police Shootings

Beth Hawkins & Meghan Gallagher

Poll: Nearly Half of Parents Questioning Value of 4-Year College

Meghan Gallagher

Education Disrupted: 52 Unforgettable Weeks For Students & Schools Captured in 52 Iconic Photos

Meghan Gallagher

#SchoolChoiceWeek 2021: As Annual Celebration Goes Virtual, Here’s How Students, Parents & Educators Are Celebrating Their Unique Classroom Communities This Week

Meghan Gallagher

Photos: New York City Parents Protest Outside City Hall to #KeepNYCSchoolsOpen; Ask de Blasio Why Can We ‘Go to the Gym But Not School?’

Meghan Gallagher

7 Things a National Survey of Librarians Told Us About the State of School Libraries Amid the Pandemic

Meghan Gallagher

Photo Tour: What Back to School Looked Like in 16 Countries Around the World, Where Little About the Classroom (or Family Garage) Feels Familiar Amid the Pandemic

Meghan Gallagher

WATCH: In New Animated Video Created for Kids, Dr. Fauci Helps Students Understand Coronavirus and Safety — and Plays a Memorable Round of ‘Fauc or Slouch’

Meghan Gallagher

WATCH — Dr. Fauci Warns Schools May Not Be Ready to Reopen in August; Says Any Hopes for Coronavirus Treatments by Fall May Be ‘Bridge Too Far’

Meghan Gallagher

Photo Tour: What School, Class & Safety Look Like in 8 Countries Around the World as Students Return After Coronavirus

Meghan Gallagher

Photo Diary: What a Socially Distanced School Day Looks Like in Denmark, Where Students Have Already Returned to Class Amid Coronavirus

Meghan Gallagher

Must-See: 20 Inspiring Chalk Creations to Emerge From 2020’s #ChalkYourWalk, the Viral Campaign That’s Giving Students a Colorful Escape During the Pandemic

Meghan Gallagher

WATCH: As Livestreams Bring Nature to New Homeschoolers, Here Are 5 Bird Cams Worth Bookmarking to Bring a Little Wildlife to Your Weekday

Meghan Gallagher

The Weather Channel Is Now Teaching Kids, at 50 Past the Hour: 8 Things We’ve Learned About Snow, Atmosphere, Planets & More

Meghan Gallagher

Photo History: Scenes From the Week the Schools Closed, as NYC and LA Shutter America’s 2 Biggest Districts

Meghan Gallagher

Scenes From a Lost School Year: Photos From the Month Coronavirus Derailed Classrooms & Campuses

Meghan Gallagher

EduClips: Nevada Parents Sue State, Dallas to Require Cameras in Special Ed Classes, L.A. School Board Race Heads to Runoff & More News You Missed From America’s 15 Top Districts

Laura Fay & Meghan Gallagher

After Super Tuesday, 15 Key Education Issues to Keep Following in the States That Voted March 3

Laura Fay, Meghan Gallagher & Steve Snyder

EduClips: How Schools Are Bracing for Coronavirus, Florida to Expand Voucher Program, a Big Drop in NYC School Arrests & More News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Top Districts

Laura Fay & Meghan Gallagher

A 2019 Education Journalism Jealousy List: 19 Important Articles About Schools We Wish We Had Published Last Year

Beth Hawkins, Carolyn Phenicie, Laura Fay, Kevin Mahnken, Mark Keierleber, Meghan Gallagher & Taylor Swaak

When Classrooms Deck the Halls: See the Colorful, Creative and Adorably Silly School Holiday Decorations Quietly Flooding Social Media

Meghan Gallagher

The View Inside NYC’s Latest School Segregation Protest: Why Students Walked Out Monday for 1,800 Seconds — and Say They’ll Do It Again Every Week Until De Blasio Acts

Meghan Gallagher

Adorable: At Schools Across America, a New Halloween Tradition — Students Choosing Teachers’ Costumes

Meghan Gallagher

Inside the Chicago Teacher Strike: Sights & Sounds From the First Days

Meghan Gallagher

Photo History: Nearly Two Years Into ‘Red for Ed,’ Memorable Scenes From the Ongoing Wave of Teacher Protests

Meghan Gallagher