Jessica Huseman is a contributor to the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
Jessica Huseman appears in the following:
Block The Vote
Thursday, September 24, 2020
President Trump likes talking about voter fraud. He also likes filing lawsuits. Now his campaign is filing lawsuits across the country, citing the alleged dangers of voter fraud.
Big Tech Ideas? To Fix Our Voting System, Experts Say We Don't Need Them
Thursday, October 25, 2018
We asked the experts: what will improve our voting infrastructure in the future? And is technology at the heart of it? They said: it's time to get back to basics.
The Backlash to the "Voter Fraud Panel" Isn't What You Think It Is
Friday, July 14, 2017
Reports claim that "44 states are refusing to comply" with a request for information from Trump's commission on voter fraud. In reality, the states have no choice.
Why So Tedious, Taxes?
Friday, April 07, 2017
We all know that doing taxes is a miserable experience. Less well known: that tax prep companies want to keep it that way.
Tackling Voting Obstacles at the Polls with ‘Electionland’
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
News organizations, including WNYC, will be tracking problems voters encounter at the polls during election day and reporting these issues while there's still time to change them.
Doctors Get Disciplined For Misconduct; Drug Firms Keep Paying Them
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Hundreds of pharmaceutical and medical device firms have paid doctors for their services even after the doctors were disciplined for serious misconduct by state medical boards, an analysis finds.
Federal Officials Seek To Stop Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents
Monday, August 08, 2016
After ProPublica identified dozens of cases of dehumanizing photos posted on social media sites, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled a plan to increase oversight.
Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents Often Goes Unchecked
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Iowa health officials recently discovered it wasn't against state law for a nursing home worker to share a photo on Snapchat of a resident covered in feces. They are trying to change that.
Pushy Powerful Parents: The Home-School Lobby Under Fire
Friday, August 28, 2015
Home-schooling is on the rise across the country. Some states hardly regulate the practice, and one lobbying group hopes to keep it that way.
New York City Schools Ask Students to ‘Bring Your Own Device’
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Not only is the ban on cell phones lifted in the city's public schools but teachers are telling students to use their phones in class.
How Compatible Are Common Core and Technology?
Monday, March 16, 2015
“People have this fear that if you put technology into a classroom, kids will just be staring at computers,” says a New York City principal, but that's not always the case.
