Editor in Chief at The 74, a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America. Any opinions here are mine. https://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3m4tfdfwngk2b@chadaldeman.bsky.social compared literacy v. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. See which schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read https://www.the74million.org/article/these-schools-are-beating-the-odds-in-teaching-kids-to-read/04 Nov 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tfdfwngk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3m4qwdt3xx22cGut-wrenching reporting by @amandageduld.bsky.social, who spoke to parents, directors and teachers in the six states at risk of losing the greatest number of Head Start seats. As Time Runs Out, a Dozen Head Start Families and Providers Share Their Fears https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/as-time-runs-out-a-dozen-head-start-families-and-providers-share-their-fears/03 Nov 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qwdt3xx22chttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lynt2gelfc2iCongrats to @the74.bsky.social’s @jonapolitano.bsky.social and her investigation Unwelcome to America for winning the Breaking Barriers award from the Institute for Nonprofit News. Jo uncovered high schools that wrongfully refused immigrant students #INNYs2025 https://www.the74million.org/article/hundreds-of-u-s-high-schools-wrongfully-refused-entry-to-older-immigrant-student/12 Sep 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynt2gelfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lxzka3znq22wDoomscrolling. Poor literacy instruction. Overscheduling. These are just some of the reasons fewer kids are reading for fun. Check out Greg Toppo's @gtoppo.bsky.social fabulously written and reported piece. Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? https://www.the74million.org/article/why-are-so-few-kids-reading-for-pleasure/04 Sep 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzka3znq22whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lprln2dnvs2vToday’s 4-4 SCOTUS charter school decision was made possible by the recusal of Justice Barrett. In March, @lrj417.bsky.social wrote this scoop about Barrett's friendship with the law prof whose legal arguments are at the heart of the case. @the74.bsky.social https://www.the74million.org/article/a-lifelong-friendship-could-explain-barretts-recusal-in-catholic-charter-case/22 May 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprln2dnvs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lppjrvarac2iExcited to see the talented team at @the74.bsky.social launch zero2eight, a new vertical digging into the issues critical to America’s youngest children. Welcome to the team zero2eight! https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/a-childs-first-8-years-can-lead-to-lifelong-success-why-the-74-is-digging-deeper-into-early-care-and-education/21 May 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppjrvarac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lheuz2jpnk2wThe 74's @markkeierleber.bsky.social analyzed more than 300 school cyberattacks over the past 5 years, demonstrating how district leaders conceal the truth in order to limit legal exposure — leaving students, parents and staff in the dark. @kjmoc.bsky.social https://www.the74million.org/article/kept-in-the-dark/04 Feb 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheuz2jpnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3ldonanmjk222Congrats to @the74.bsky.social's Marianna McMurdock, who won the Newswomen's Club's Ida B. Wells award for her in-depth series on segregation in U.S. schools. Want to see more impactful education journalism like this? Please consider supporting The 74. https://the74.fundjournalism.org/donate/?campaign=701Jw00000bwDvdIAE19 Dec 2024 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldonanmjk222https://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lbat7zqjqk23With Starkest Increase in a Decade, More NYC Students Without Homes Than Ever @marimcmurdock reports for @The74 https://www.the74million.org/article/with-starkest-increase-in-a-decade-more-nyc-students-without-homes-than-ever/18 Nov 2024 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbat7zqjqk23https://bsky.app/profile/nicridgway.bsky.social/post/3lbajjubqvc23Mike Huckabee’s ‘Faith-Based’ Media Company Contributed to New Texas Curriculum https://www.the74million.org/article/mike-huckabees-faith-based-media-company-contributed-to-new-texas-curriculum/ @lrj417.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social18 Nov 2024 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:2oolbqshz74fnc4m5osmzecu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbajjubqvc23