
Ben Chapman
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Award-winning reporter & writer, currently helping out at @LASchoolReport @The74 @USCAnnenberg
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For the first time in 8 years, NYC public school enrollment did not go down. Next: Michael Elsen-Rooney reports on the shifting demographics in NYC schools. Tune in. wnyc.org


How can Los Angeles Unified work to reduce chronic absenteeism? Ben Chapman reports on the broad and long-lasting impact of lowered attendance rates LA School Report laschoolreport.com/la-unified-is-…

“Los Angeles Unified is the largest district in the country controlled by a school board. #LAUSD board members are relatively well-compensated compared to those of many other districts, with yearly salaries of $125,000.” Ben Chapman via The 74 the74million.org/article/los-an… #caedu #capol

The new Los Angeles Unified Board President, Scott Schmerelson, wants to fight the district’s decreasing enrollment, which may eventually force school closures. Ben Chapman talked to the new Board President The 74. the74million.org/article/new-lo…


In an interview with Ben Chapman, USC psychology professor Dr. Frank Manis offers seven ideas for helping students recover from the psychological aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires. “Most kids are resilient,” he says buff.ly/4jJSqqj








Five years after the pandemic began, enrollment declines in Los Angeles Unified are worsening again, with nearly half of the district’s elementary schools half-full or worse, reports @Chapmanreports LA School Report laschoolreport.com/five-years-on-…

When she was laid off from her job as a Los Angeles Unified teacher in the Great Recession, school board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin couldn’t have imagined she’d be back one day as the boss. Check out her interview with Ben Chapman: buff.ly/KguCxjl


“We’re trying to work for a system in which there’s more equitable access to these really coveted public schools, and it’s not based on your wealth."---ATA President Tim DeRoche Check out Ben Chapman' story on our latest report exposing how top public Los Angeles Unified are closing


Report: Top Los Angeles Unified schools with empty seats shut out needy students. Ben Chapman buff.ly/M4q6im7