Megan Pauly
Staff Reporter, VPM NewsMegan Pauly reports on early childhood and higher education news in Virginia. She was a 2020-21 reporting fellow with ProPublica's Local Reporting Network and a 2019-20 reporting fellow with the Education Writers Association.
Megan previously worked for NPR affiliate WDDE in Wilmington, Delaware, and freelanced for NPR affiliate WAMU in Washington, D.C. She's also reported for NPR, Marketplace, The Atlantic, The Hechinger Report and more.
Email Megan: [email protected]
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Low-income students in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas may soon be eligible for a new program that would provide free tuition to a historically black college or university. -
Big changes are coming to the way Virginia awards student financial aid. Education reporter Megan Pauly and News Director Craig Carper discussed the future of that funding.
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Virginia lawmakers are weighing some big investments in state colleges and universities this year. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed budget does not include funding for the tuition freeze that lawmakers approved last year. Lawmakers gave colleges the option of accepting extra funding in exchange for holding tuition flat.
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Lawmakers are considering a big overhaul of early childhood education programs in Virginia, one of the biggest of which would be bringing different programs together under the same jurisdiction and oversight.
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Although studies suggest lockdown drills do more harm than good, they're on the rise nationally and in Virginia. Some lawmakers are trying to ameliorate the stress they can cause for young children and families.
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Across Virginia, more than 10,000 people with disabilities are waiting for Medicaid benefits. Advocates say the stress on caretakers is enormous and cost is a big factor.
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The rebuilt George Mason Elementary school will reopen in fall 2020 as Henry L. Marsh Elementary, named after a civil rights lawyer who attended the school as a child and became Richmond's first African-American mayor in the '70s.
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Studies show high schools focused on addiction recovery work - but critics say they favor white students and deepen racial inequality.
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Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation designed to help teachers make connections between present day acts of hate and historical acts of violence - even genocides.
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During a recent bill hearing, Del. Lamont Bagby referred to Del. Danica Roem as the “lunch lady" for her focus on policies pertaining to school lunches.
