Emily Kaplan

Emily Kaplan is an education journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Edutopia, Esquire, and the Progressive.

Jason Wasserman, a teacher, plays chess with an advisee. "It's all the underdogs," he says of students at SAVA.
Education

'We Want a Kid You Don't Have Any Idea What to Do With'

Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy helps very vulnerable students succeed in high school—and beyond.