Caroline Preston

Caroline Preston is a senior editor at the Hechinger Report.

Math teacher Charity Hobbs helps her students prepare for the ACT test. Hobbs taught in a small school in Shawnee, Oklahoma, before joining the Academy of Seminole charter school when it opened this fall.
Education

A Rural Oklahoma Charter School's Focus on the Workforce Is Dividing Its Community

A savvy businessman outmaneuvered community opponents to bring a charter school to a struggling small town. Now he wants to expand to others like it.

Matthew Snyder applied for the job of superintendent in Cheraw, Colorado. The school board liked him (and the idea of saving money) so much that it asked if he'd serve as principal too.
Education

Small-Town Principals Have Some of the Most Complex Jobs, and Highest Turnover Rates, in Education

Rural school leaders have some of the most complex roles in education—and some of the highest levels of attrition.