Mad Hot Ballroom
March 17, 2014
by Archana Pyati
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This is a narrative about a competitive Latin dance team from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, MD. I followed the team for the month leading up to its major competition in November at Strathmore. The story shows how Latin dance builds community and shapes identity for a new generation of young immigrants. Published in Bethesda Magazine/March-April 2014.
High Hopes Pinned on Digital Learning in Low-Income Schools
This story takes a closer look at an experiment in Prince George’s County public schools where every student in the four poorest schools in the district was given an iPad. The story was published in Prince George Suite Magazine/2012.
Many Schools of Discipine
An investigation of zero-tolerance expulsion policies in Calfornia. The story was the result of a class reporting project at UC-Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and was published in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2001.
State of the Art
An in-depth look at Bowie State University’s new performing arts center and the evolution of arts education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This story was published in Prince George’s Suite Magazine/Summer 2012.
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