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Articles by Meghan Gallagher

Meghan Gallagher is a producer at The 74.

The New Normal

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

Meghan Gallagher
The New Normal

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

Marianna McMurdock, Joshua Bay & Meghan Gallagher
archives

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

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
advice

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

Meghan Gallagher
learning loss

122 Teachers Speak: Surviving Student Learning Loss, Behavior Challenges

Marianna McMurdock, Jasmine De Leon & Meghan Gallagher
Class of 2022

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

Meghan Gallagher
school shooting

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

Meghan Gallagher
Little Ukraine

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

Meghan Gallagher
The COVID School Years

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

Meghan Gallagher
New York City

East Village Ukrainian Students Struggle with War in Homeland

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Marianna McMurdock & Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

Parents Divided Over Return to Remote Learning

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

Schools Revive Holiday Traditions As COVID Leaves its Mark

Meghan Gallagher
California

Meet Barrier-Breaking Homecoming Royalty

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Featured

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

Meghan Gallagher
Minneapolis

Minneapolis Teens Walk Out to Protest Police Shootings

Beth Hawkins & Meghan Gallagher
News

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
National School Choice Week

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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
Pandemic

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

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

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
Pandemic

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
Coronavirus

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
Coronavirus

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

Meghan Gallagher
Coronavirus

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

Meghan Gallagher
Coronavirus

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
News

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
Coronavirus

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

Meghan Gallagher
Coronavirus

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

Meghan Gallagher
Coronavirus

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

Meghan Gallagher
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

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
EDlection 2020

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

Laura Fay, Meghan Gallagher & Steve Snyder
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

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
Best of 2019

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
News

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

Meghan Gallagher
New York City

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
Instagram

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

Meghan Gallagher
Instagram

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

Meghan Gallagher
Featured

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

Meghan Gallagher
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