Education reporter
One of my first editors said it best: "You don't cover education. You cover children." I approach education as a social justice beat, seeking out stories about children who often fall through the cracks. In my 13 years covering education in Florida and New York, I have written about homeless students, migrants, children with disabilities, refugees and at risk children living in two of the country's highest poverty cities.
Buffalo News reporter Tiffany Lankes shows how data can create a story framework that comes alive with personal experiences to help readers understand the importance of addressing violence.
Many of Buffalo’s children spend years battling the consequences of violence and PTSD. School is often the best hope to support them, but the Buffalo district has been slow to act.
A recent survey of students in Buffalo revealed that roughly one in three had seen someone shot, stabbed or assaulted in their neighborhood. The crisis is all the more harrowing given what we're learning about childhood trauma's life-long effects on health and well-being.
