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Nadra Nittle’s Biography

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Nadra Nittle is the author of the Fortress Press books “bell hooks’ Spiritual Vision” and “Toni Morrison’s Spiritual Vision,” named one of Spirituality & Practice’s best spiritual books of 2021. She also edited multiple book series for Enslow Publishing and wrote the 2018 book “Recognizing Microaggressions” for that publisher.

An award-winning journalist with a background reporting on education, religion, public policy, food, health and the arts, she is founder of The Fault Line, an independent…

Nadra Nittle’s Journalist Portfolio

DeBoraha Townson: A Black Cowgirl's Legacy

DeBoraha Townson: A Black Cowgirl's Legacy

She made rodeo history three decades ago. Now, from her California ranch, DeBoraha Townson is passing down a …

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This Teacher Got a Green Card. She's Still Terrified.

This Teacher Got a Green Card. She's Still Terrified.

After crossing the border as a traumatized child and waiting years for legal status, a California teacher fin…

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Coming of Age in California's Climate Crisis

Coming of Age in California's Climate Crisis

Climate change isn't a future threat for the state's youngest residents - shaped by 25 years of fire and dryn…

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Nory and her mother were deported together. Then she was orphaned.

Nory and her mother were deported together. Then she was orphaned.

Estela's death at 45 followed her rapid deportation, leaving her teenage daughter to navigate a new life in G…

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She's devoted her life to teaching your kids - in a country that now wants to deport her

She's devoted her life to teaching your kids - in a country that now wants to deport her

15,000 immigrant educators rely on temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. But they fear for their …

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70 years later, schools - and moms - are still fighting segregation

70 years later, schools - and moms - are still fighting segregation

After Brown v. Board, White families pulled their kids out of Pasadena's public schools. Decades have passed,…

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When these college students faced homelessness, New York nuns welcomed them into their convent

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This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. ‍ Wherever Grace Pavlock pursued a bachelor’s degree — in her native Texas or across the country — she would face the same hurdle: “I was always going to be on that cusp of homelessness and not having a place to stay.” Staying with family was not an option, and she couldn’t afford dormitory expenses. Still, she dreamed of attending school in New York City.
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For college students, a school’s state politics can matter as much as its academics Original

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Published 2026-07-31 07:00 7:00 July 31, 2026 am America/Chicago Republish this story For generations, students chose colleges based on factors like their academic reputation, tuition costs or social scene. But in today’s divided nation, politics has emerged as a rising influence on where young people pursue higher learning. In recent years, researchers have found that growing numbers of students rule out applying to colleges in states they consider too liberal or too conservative.
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From rural Virginia music teacher to the nation’s top teachers union leader Original

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Published 2026-07-30 05:00 5:00 July 30, 2026 am America/Chicago Republish this story Princess Moss couldn’t help but to cry as she discussed her journey from growing up in rural Virginia to leading the nation’s largest labor union — the National Education Association (NEA). “There were so many emotions running through me,” Moss recalled of the moment she won the four-person race on July 5 during the NEA’s 105th Representative Assembly in Denver.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started out as a news assistant for the now defunct Inland Valley insert of the Los Angeles Times.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I actually own a typewriter!

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