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How children became this city’s lead detectors

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By Sarah Carr
| Civic Media
In Milwaukee, a child’s blood test is too often the first housing inspection This story about children and lead poisoning was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.
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How children became this city's lead detectors

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By Sarah Carr
| Miami Herald Verified
This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project MILWAUKEE - When a doctor told Domininck Tompkins that her 1-year-old's lead level was too high, she immediately suspected her child was being poisoned at their home, a poorly maintained rental with chipping paint.
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How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors

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By Sarah Carr
| The Nation Verified
Milwaukee parent Domininck Tompkins has lived in rental units with lead hazards for many years. (Darren Hauck for The Hechinger Report) Society / June 18, 2026 How Children Became a City’s Lead Detectors In Milwaukee, a child’s blood test is too often the first housing inspection. Ad Policy This story about children and lead poisoning was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
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Early intervention services for young children boost later test scores

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By Sarah Carr
| The Hechinger Report Verified
A first-of-its-kind study has found that early intervention services — which can include occupational, physical and speech therapies, among others — improve children’s test scores, even years down the road. The study, conducted jointly by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the New York City Health Department, showed that children who received the services between birth and age 3 outperformed similar peers on third grade reading and math tests.
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Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor

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By Sarah Carr
| Idaho Education News Verified
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the flu, RSV — that’s also the time when the city school district issues notices reminding parents of children who are behind on required vaccinations to get caught up by December 8, or risk being turned away from school. For Dr. Megan Prior, a pediatrician in the district, the vaccine rush brings an opportunity to catch families up on more than shots.
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Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor

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By Sarah Carr
| The Hechinger Report Verified
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the flu, RSV — that’s also the time when the city school district issues notices reminding parents of children who are behind on required vaccinations to get caught up by December 8, or risk being turned away from school.
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Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor

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By Sarah Carr
| The State Verified
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.'s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits - colds, the flu, RSV - that's also the time when the city school district issues notices reminding parents of children who are behind on required vaccinations to get caught up by December 8, or risk being turned away from school. For Dr. Megan Prior, a pediatrician in the district, the vaccine rush brings an opportunity to catch families up on more than shots.
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5 early ed highlights from 2025

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By Sarah Carr
| The Charlotte Observer Verified
In the nearly 13 years since I wrote my first early childhood story for The Hechinger Report, I have never experienced a year quite like 2025. From the gutting of federal early childhood offices to threats to Head Start and the deeply felt ramifications of aggressive federal immigration enforcement, news on the early ed beat felt constant - and especially urgent - this year.
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Can gifted testing spot potential in young children?

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By Sarah Carr
| The Hechinger Report Verified
In New Orleans, a few hundred dollars could once help a family buy a “gifted” designation for their preschooler. As an education reporter for the city’s Times-Picayune newspaper several years ago, I discovered that there was a two-tiered system for determining whether 3-year-olds met that mark, which, in New Orleans, entitled them to gifted-only prekindergarten programs at a few of the city’s most highly sought-after public schools.
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How young is too young for gifted testing?

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By Sarah Carr
| Miami Herald Verified
In New Orleans, a few hundred dollars could once help a family buy a "gifted" designation for their preschooler. As an education reporter for the city's Times-Picayune newspaper several years ago, I discovered that there was a two-tiered system for determining whether 3-year-olds met that mark, which, in New Orleans, entitled them to gifted-only prekindergarten programs at a few of the city's most highly sought-after public schools.
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Zohran Annoyed a Lot of New York Public School Parents With This One. But He’s Got a Point.

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By Sarah Carr
| Yahoo Verified
Generate Key Takeaways This story about gifted education was produced by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest.
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We're testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn't work

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By Sarah Carr
| The Hechinger Report Verified
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the handful of presumably more academically advanced kiddos that my kindergarten teacher invited to open the chest.
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We're testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn't work

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By Sarah Carr
| Tri-City Herald Verified
When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the "gifted" programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don't know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn't one of the handful of presumably more academically advanced kiddos that my kindergarten teacher invited to open the chest.
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Preemies often miss out on the help they need

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By Sarah Carr
| The Hechinger Report Verified
Every year, tens of thousands of infants are born prematurely, at a low birthweight, or with other conditions that would make them automatically eligible for therapeutic services that could help them thrive. When everything goes smoothly, early intervention provides those services, required by federal law, for children ages birth to 3. Depending on the community, the program is paid for by federal, state or local dollars, or private insurance.
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Getting preemies the help they need

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By Sarah Carr
| The Island Packet Verified
Every year, tens of thousands of infants are born prematurely, at a low birthweight, or with other conditions that would make them automatically eligible for therapeutic services that could help them thrive. When everything goes smoothly, early intervention provides those services, required by federal law for children ages birth to 3. Funding sources for the program can vary, but it's often paid for by a mix of federal, state, local, and private insurance dollars.
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30 Years Without a Real Raise: New York’s Early Intervention Pay Crisis

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By Sarah Carr
| Yahoo Verified
Generate Key Takeaways When, in the 1990s, Emily Lengen chose a career working with babies and toddlers with disabilities, it felt like a chance to earn decent money while doing important, challenging work that she loved.
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A 'college for all' push thrived in New Orleans after Katrina. It wasn't for everyone

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By Sarah Carr
| The Lens Verified
This story was republished with permission from WWNO as part of a WWNO-Lens series that examines education 20 years after Hurricane Katrina. The Lens will be posting stories from this series at 6 p.m. most nights during Katrina20 week. All through middle and high school in New Orleans, Geraldlynn Stewart heard the message every day: College was the key to a successful future.
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A 'college for all' push thrived in New Orleans after Katrina. It wasn't for everyone

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By Sarah Carr
| buff.ly
This story was republished with permission from WWNO as part of a WWNO-Lens series that examines education 20 years after Hurricane Katrina. The Lens will be posting stories from this series at 6 p.m. most nights during Katrina20 week. All through middle and high school in New Orleans, Geraldlynn Stewart heard the message every day: College was the key to a successful future.
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A 'college for all' push thrived in New Orleans after Katrina. It wasn't for everyone

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By Sarah Carr
| Bytemarks Café (Podcast)
All through middle and high school in New Orleans, Geraldlynn Stewart heard the message every day: College was the key to a successful future. It was there on the banners that coated the doors and hallways, advertising far-flung schools, like Princeton University and Grinnell College. And she could hear it in the chants students recited over and over again.
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