Education writer and parent with a special interest in race, racism, class, educational equity, and educational justice. Striving to cultivate greater racial and cultural understanding.

Contributing writer for The Atlantic, with bylines in the Washington Post, Hechinger Report, Teaching Tolerance, and other outlets

Mom of teen, aka cook, chauffeur, and homework advisor. Sun, surf, and both feet in sand is the happy place.

Started career as a freelance reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, covering suburban regions of Greater Philadelphia and producing feature and news articles for the Lifestyle and Metro sections. Native Philadelphian. Graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism.