Liz Willen
@L_willen
Editor in chief, @hechingerreport. We cover inequality and innovation in education nationwide.
The blows keeping coming: Not such a Happy Fourth for many colleges: hechingerreport.org/column-why-hig…
America "must not permit this partnership to weaken or dissolve:" hechingerreport.org/opinion-heres-… via @ACEducation
She is clear about what was lost by the firing of the head of a nonpartisan statistical agency: an objective assessment of how American students are doing: hechingerreport.org/proof-points-p… via @jillbarshay
Long before there was @hechingerreport and nonprofit outlets like @THECITYNY, there was a paper that meant the world to many of us who were lucky enough to work there. Thanks for the memories, @CJR: cjr.org/feature-2/thir…
What we should all listen to today. RIP @BrianWilsonLive: youtube.com/watch?v=029w9I…
what does it mean to pay it forward? hechingerreport.org/a-new-way-to-h…
This pay-it-forward approach to covering the cost of college multiplies the number of students who can benefit from a fixed supply of financial aid and can help fill shortages of workers in critical industries :hechingerreport.org/a-new-way-to-h…
Out of all the states in the country, New Jersey separates young children with disabilities in schools more than any other. I'm deeply grateful to all of the brave parents who spoke with @ReporterMarina and me and for this story. hechingerreport.org/young-kids-wit…
A look at the "litany of problems," in higher-ed that preceded the current crisis, including an army of unhappy "customers:" via @JonMarcusBoston: cbsnews.com/boston/news/de…
A very good day for @hechingerreport, x 6: ewa.org/members-news/a… #ewa2025
One of the finest journalists I have been fortunate to know: via @THECITYNY @tommy_robb thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/rem…
Two of the best ever education editors on different coasts w/me #EWA25: @s_garl @beth_shuster:
More than half of colleges that have closed since 2020 were religiously affiliated, which are among the institutions most imperiled by enrollment and financial challenges. tinyurl.com/5ax3pr3e @hechingerreport
The education world is turning upside down these days and it's hard to keep track. Here's an easy way-- updated daily via @hechingerreport : hechingerreport.org/tracking-trump…
NEW: “Everyone’s been talking about what the Trump administration and DOGE have been doing, but no one seems to be talking about how, in a lot of ways, it’s been an assault on kids.” How Kids Are Harmed by Trump’s Budget Cuts propublica.org/article/how-tr…
“@NAEP_NCES is something we absolutely need to keep,” says @EDSecMcMahon #ASUGSV
40% of children under 2 in the US today have their own technology devices (as per Common Sense Media). What are the long term impacts??! Important questions at @asugsvsummit 2025! @hechingerreport @L_willen @ChildCareAssoc