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Aallyah Wright

Aallyah Wright is a native of Clarksdale, and was a Mississippi Delta reporter covering education and local government. She was also a weekly news co-host on WROX Radio (97.5 FM) and collaborator with StoryWorks/Reveal Labs from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Aallyah has a bachelor’s in journalism with minors in communications and theater from Delta State University. She is a 2018 Educating Children in Mississippi Fellow at the Hechinger Report, and co-founder of the Mississippi Delta Public Newsroom.

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Posted inEducation

‘It’s very obvious that we do not value teachers’: Why educators say there’s a critical teacher shortage

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kelsey Davis Betz and Aallyah Wright February 10, 2021May 10, 2021

Chronic low pay is a major part of Mississippi’s teacher shortage crisis.

Posted inEducation

Will the School Recognition Program see more accountability this year? ‘Everything’s on the the table.’

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright January 27, 2021May 10, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

How Mississippi students are coping during the pandemic

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright January 5, 2021May 10, 2021
Posted inJobs and Workforce

How a Delta nonprofit and local community colleges are teaming up to provide free job training

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright December 24, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

Q&A: State Superintendent Carey Wright discusses where 23,000 students went this year

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright December 8, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

Mississippi’s teacher prep pool is the second least diverse in the nation

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright December 8, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

There are 23,000 fewer students enrolled in Mississippi public schools this year. It’s unclear where they went.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kayleigh Skinner and Aallyah Wright December 2, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

Schools across the state close their doors as COVID-19 infections spike

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kate Royals and Aallyah Wright November 20, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

Teachers, parents share concerns about how districts communicate COVID-19 cases

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Aallyah Wright and Kelsey Davis Betz November 17, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inElection 2020

Nearly 10,000 Mississippi poll workers gear up for an unprecedented election

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Aallyah Wright and Geoff Pender October 30, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

Not all Mississippi schools are reporting COVID-19 results as required

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Aallyah Wright and Kelsey Davis Betz October 19, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

How Mississippi students are adjusting to a virtual school year

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright October 14, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inElection 2020

Mississippians push to engage voters ahead of Oct. 5 registration deadline

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright September 29, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inGovernment

Clarksdale pledged $10,000 for a homeless shelter downtown. Residents want it elsewhere.

Avatar photo by Aallyah Wright September 15, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inHealth

Breastfeeding is stigmatized in Mississippi. This Delta program is working to change that. 

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Aallyah Wright and Erica Hensley September 11, 2020May 10, 2021

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