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Experts discuss the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the consideration of race in college admissions.

In her final EWA Radio episode as host, Kavitha Cardoza speaks to CD Davidson-Hiers, an education journalist and colleague who has written about her mental health journey. During her time at EWA, Kavitha connected with many reporters who experienced burnout and other mental health concerns. CD represents them all. (EWA Radio Episode 322)

Reporters Daarel Burnette, Maureen Downey, Erica Green and Cory Turner together have hundreds of hours of experience as moderators. Get tips from them by either watching the in-depth video or by reading the cheat sheet below.

Some children face physical, mental and emotional dangers: They climb over, squeeze between and crawl under train cars just to get to school. ProPublica’s Topher Sanders discusses how he collaborated with other journalists to investigate the ongoing problem of blocked crossings in Hammond, Indiana. (EWA Radio Episode 321)

Focusing on maternal health and family support, child care, and children anywhere from prekindergarten to third grade, Jackie Mader has covered early childhood education for The Hechinger Report for eight years. She explains why it’s like covering so many “beats within a beat,” the various factors that affect a child’s development, how she approaches her reporting, and more. (EWA Radio Episode 320)

Mirtha Donastorg shared nine things she learned covering HBCUs with EWA Radio. Here’s a fact we didn’t know: Some HBCUs are now majority white. She also explains why people who went to HBCUs love HBCUs so much, discusses research on the protective health effects of attending an HBCU and more. (EWA Radio Episode 319)