The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

school system is a “mess.” A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. It was meant to be a school that was both very good academically and that supported the arts. Do they feel that way?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

I was invited to come speak at school board … my message was primarily a message of gratitude to the school board … even though there was a long line of speakers who wanted to say how terrible a mask mandate was for our children. Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School.

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Oral History History High School Public School 144

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Kami Karr , senior at Redmond High School. Even when we were in elementary school, like with the stock market crash, everyone moved. And then you get into middle school, and then, like, the internet starts becoming a thing. Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School.

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Oral History History High School Public School 120

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School. Maranda Seawood, a student support specialist at Washington Elementary School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, worries about her students’ academic losses. And then by the time those kids come back, you have other ones out. So it’s a juggle.

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