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Katie Reilly
Katie Reilly is a reporter for TIME.
Recent Articles
How the Teacher Shortage Is Affecting One New Jersey School District
“Sometimes I just don't feel like going because there’s no point in going if I have no teachers,” says 17-year-old Abriannie Lima in Paterson, N.J.
By Katie Reilly
October 7, 2022
Why a Class on Doing Nothing Is So Popular
Prof. Constance Kassor's class, "Doing Nothing," is the most popular course at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Here's what that says about college students today.
By Katie Reilly
October 5, 2022
Conservative Group Asks Judge to Block Student Loan Forgiveness
The conservative Pacific Legal Foundation has launched the first legal challenge to President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan.
By Katie Reilly
September 27, 2022
Senators Urge More Forgiveness for Parents With Student Debt
Parents whose children received Pell Grants are not eligible for the $20,000 in forgiveness although they took out loans federal Parent PLUS loans to help
By Katie Reilly
September 17, 2022
Here's How Much Progress Students Lost in the Pandemic
During the pandemic, American students saw some of the biggest declines in academic achievement recorded in the last 50 years
By Katie Reilly
September 1, 2022
These States Could Tax Your Student Loan Forgiveness
Six states could tax student loan forgiveness, up to $985
By Katie Reilly
August 31, 2022
How to Get Refund on Loan Payments You Already Made
Under the Biden Administration’s new debt forgiveness plan, eligible borrowers’ relief is capped at the amount of outstanding debt they owe.
By Katie Reilly
August 25, 2022
How Tutoring Could Fix Pandemic Learning Loss
In Tennessee, which has invested heavily in tutoring, students are still below pre-pandemic proficiency levels in math, but 30% of now meet grade-level expectations compared to 25% in 2021.
By Katie Reilly
August 25, 2022
Biden’s Student Loan Plan Still Leaves Millions With Debt
The NAACP President said the policy would leave too many Black borrowers behind
By Katie Reilly
August 24, 2022
Parkland Gunman 'Poisoned in the Womb': Defense
“He was poisoned in the womb, and because of that, his brain was irretrievably broken through no fault of his own,” Nikolas Cruz's public defender, Melisa McNeill, said in her opening statement
By Katie Reilly
August 22, 2022
Inside the Death of a Rural Daycare
The pandemic has led to tens of thousands of childcare workers leaving their jobs.
By Katie Reilly
August 19, 2022
Prosecutors Recount Parkland Shooting as Gunman's Trial Begins
“The murders—all 17—were heinous, atrocious, and cruel,” the lead prosecutor said.
By Katie Reilly
July 18, 2022
The Parkland Gunman's Sentencing Trial Will Decide If He Gets the Death Penalty
A jury will decide whether the gunman who killed 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school will be sentenced to death or to life in prison.
By Katie Reilly
July 15, 2022
Companies Paying for Abortion Travel Sparks Privacy Fears
More than 25 companies, including Disney, Meta and Dick's Sporting Goods, announced that they would cover employees who need to travel to receive abortion care
By Katie Reilly
June 29, 2022
Protests After Roe v. Wade Overturned: See Photos
Activists gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court and rallied around the country on Friday, following the court’s decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion.
By Katie Reilly
June 24, 2022
Title IX Changes Avoid Trans Athlete Questions
The proposed reforms roll back many of the Trump Administration's changes.
By Katie Reilly and Madeleine Carlisle
June 23, 2022
Demand Rises for SROs—Despite the 'Abject Failure' in Uvalde
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety called the police response to the Uvalde shooting “an abject failure,” and the school police chief has been put on leave.
By Katie Reilly
June 22, 2022
Supreme Court Says Taxpayer Money Can Go to Religious Schools
Maine cannot prevent parents from using the state’s publicly-funded tuition assistance program to send their kids to private religious schools, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The 6-3 decision—the latest in a series of...
By Madeleine Carlisle and Katie Reilly
June 21, 2022
School Safety Measures May Not Prevent Mass Shootings
After the Uvalde school shooting, focus is shifting again to 'school hardening' to stop mass shooters. But there's little evidence it works
By Katie Reilly
June 15, 2022
Marie Moreno: Welcoming Refugees
Marie Moreno is used to hearing from educators around the country who read about her work online. “They google ‘newcomer,’ they google ‘immigrants,’ and see a lot of the work that I've been doing since...
By Katie Reilly
June 8, 2022
Fatima Morrell: Teaching Anti-Racism
Morrell created a new curriculum that promotes equity in order to help her students heal after a racist shooting in their city.
By Katie Reilly
June 8, 2022
Rachna Nath: Creating Inventors
Students learned to brainstorm solutions, research existing patents and apply for grants to build prototypes of their new products.
By Katie Reilly
June 8, 2022
Joann Blumenfeld: Finding Strengths in STEM
Blumenfeld, a special-education teacher in Raleigh, N.C., is one of TIME's Innovative Teachers of the Year.
By Katie Reilly
June 8, 2022
Teachers Vent Grief and Fury After Uvalde Shooting
In the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, many educators who survived mass shootings feel like they’ve been left to deal with the problem on their own
By Katie Reilly
June 2, 2022
Gov. Abbott Focused on Praising Police After Uvalde Shooting
Notably absent from Abbott's press conference: Praise for the educators who shielded their students and died beside them
By Katie Reilly
May 26, 2022
Schools Reinstate Mask Mandates as COVID-19 Rises
School districts in Philadelphia, Providence, R.I., and Brookline, Mass., are requiring students and staff to wear masks again—though they are the exception, rather than the rule
By Katie Reilly
May 25, 2022
Students Begged for Help as Cops Waited Outside
As many as 19 law enforcement officers waited in the hallway outside because they believed the gunman was no longer a threat, authorities said.
By Katie Reilly
May 24, 2022
How Buffalo Schools Are Grappling With the Racist Attack
Fatima Morrell, the associate superintendent for culturally and linguistically responsive initiatives in Buffalo public schools, says it’s important for schools to play a role in teaching students to combat racism, while offering social-emotional support for those who are grieving
By Katie Reilly
May 21, 2022
What We Know About Biden's Plan to Forgive Student Loans
It's clear that whatever Biden does will be short of the $50,000 loan forgiveness championed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others—if he chooses to cancel debt at all
By Katie Reilly
May 11, 2022
What Will Harvard's Slavery Report Actually Change?
More universities are acknowledging their historical connections to slavery. But in many cases, they're stopping short of what students want
By Katie Reilly
May 5, 2022
How 'Social and Emotional Learning' Became the Newest Battleground in the Classroom Wars
The longstanding educational concept has recently drawn backlash. Here's what 'social and emotional learning' really means
By Katie Reilly
April 27, 2022
Florida’s Governor Just Signed the 'Stop Woke Act.’ Here’s What It Means for Schools and Businesses
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Friday that aims to regulate how schools and businesses address race and gender, the state’s latest effort to restrict education about those topics. The law, which has become...
By Katie Reilly
April 22, 2022
Why Michelle Obama’s Brother Is Suing His Kids’ Former School
Former First Lady Michelle Obama's brother is suing a Milwaukee private school that his children attended, accusing the school of racial bias and insensitivity toward students of color. Craig Robinson and his wife Kelly say...
By Katie Reilly
April 21, 2022
Why California Is Delaying Its Vaccine Mandate for Schools
California was the first state to announce that children would be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend school
By Katie Reilly
April 15, 2022
Republicans are Increasingly Targeting 'Divisive Concepts' at Colleges
Tennessee is poised to become the next state to enact a law controlling how “divisive concepts" are addressed on college campuses. Its recently passed bill, which could be signed into law in the coming weeks,...
By Katie Reilly
March 29, 2022
Madeleine Albright, Trailblazing Secretary of State, Dies
Madeleine Albright, the first ever woman to serve as Secretary of State, died at 84 years old
By Katie Reilly
March 23, 2022
Culture Wars Could Be Coming to a School Board Near You
School board elections have become more competitive and contentious as candidates battle over national partisan issues like critical race theory, book bans, and COVID-19 rules
By Katie Reilly
March 23, 2022
How War Affects Russian and Ukrainian Students in the U.S.
Amid calls to protect Ukrainian students in the U.S., some colleges are cutting ties with Russian schools and companies, and one lawmaker suggested expelling Russian students from the country
By Katie Reilly
March 3, 2022
Black Families Rejecting White-Washed History Turn to Homeschooling
Homeschooling increased nationwide after the pandemic disrupted in-person learning, and the increase was most significant among Black families
By Katie Reilly
February 28, 2022
The Pandemic Is Adding to Public School Enrollment Woes
Public school enrollment dropped 3% in the 2020-21 academic year compared with 2019-20, in part because of upheavals arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
By Katie Reilly
February 9, 2022
Quinta Brunson on Abbott Elementary, Teachers, and Comedy
As a child, Quinta Brunson loved being able to gather around the TV with her family for the shows they all enjoyed, from 227 to Martin to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Now, the writer...
By Katie Reilly
February 4, 2022
Schools Rethink History Lessons Amid Anti-Asian Racism
New Jersey and Illinois are the first states to require teaching of Asian American history in schools
By Katie Reilly
January 24, 2022
As COVID Hits Schools, Parents Scramble to Get Kids Tested
From Chicago to NY and LA, it's the 'COVID Test Hunger Games' as parents, students and educators face a confusing array of requirements sparked by Omicron
By Katie Reilly
January 6, 2022
Ex-Students Say Their Religious School Targeted LGBTQ Kids
Two graduates of Bangor Christian say the school at the center of a Supreme Court case, Carson v Makin, discriminated against LGBTQ students
By Katie Reilly and Madeleine Carlisle
January 3, 2022
SCOTUS Hears Major Religious Freedom Case on Maine Schools
Amy and David Carson were high school sweethearts. They met at Bangor Christian Schools, a private religious K-12 school in Bangor, Maine, when they were in their early teens. Their siblings attended the school. Family...
By Madeleine Carlisle and Katie Reilly
December 6, 2021
Michigan School Shooting Renews Gun Concerns After COVID-19
While there were far fewer school shootings last year, when many students were learning remotely, this school year reversed that trend
By Katie Reilly
December 2, 2021
How Schools Are Struggling With a Substitute Teacher Shortage
'It's an all-hands-on-deck process' says a school superintendent who had to step in to teach gym recently
By Katie Reilly
November 22, 2021
A Record Number of Women Are Enrolled in Top Business Schools
A new report from the Forté Foundation, which is working to achieve gender equity in top MBA programs, says the 41% figure for women in business schools is the highest ever
By Katie Reilly
November 12, 2021
Why Schools Are Paying Kids to Get Vaccinated
From New York to Los Angeles, schools are rewarding kids as young as 5 with $100 gift cards and other rewards if they get COVID-19 vaccines
By Katie Reilly
November 5, 2021
Inside Amherst College's Decision to End Legacy Admissions
Evidence from other colleges suggests that Amherst College could see more low-income and first-generation students as it ends legacy admissions
By Katie Reilly
October 22, 2021
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