Category: The New York Times Student Journalism Institute
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Gasps of surprise interrupted the soft sobs of Peter Robles’ family members as his sentence for crashing a car and fleeing police was read Thursday in Pima County Superior Court. Robles, 28, was sentenced to nine months in prison for his third felony conviction in 10 years, but it could have been worse, he was…
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Tucson’s largest school district will lose 10 percent of its state funding each month, Arizona’s school chief said on Friday, unless it alters its Mexican-American studies program to eliminate what he said was a “harmful, dispiriting message.” The superintendent of public instruction, John Huppenthal, said the decision was made after an investigation by the Arizona…
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Lisa Garza didn’t follow the usual path to college journalism. At 26, Garza is older than most seniors. She spent years working for Claire’s, an accessories store, and had been promoted to assistant manager when she decided to go after her dream: writing. “I was moving up in the company but that was my moment…
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Elyse Toribio has been curious about journalism since she was a little girl in New York City — an interest that took her to the quiet, leafy campus of Ramapo College in northern New Jersey, where she is a senior majoring in communication arts with a concentration in journalism. As the news industry has evolved…
Michelle A. Monroe 