Inside Puerto Rico's Recovery Efforts
On-the-Ground Coverage
Hurricane Maria slammed the island of Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, swamping towns and displacing residents from their homes. Education Week Assistant Editor Andrew Ujifusa and Deputy Director of Photography Swikar Patel traveled to the U.S. territory to see how educators, students, and their families were coping. They also documented the island鈥檚 efforts to reopen their schools. Check out their reporting below:
School & District Management
'Huge Lift' Remains as Puerto Rico 69传媒 Struggle to Reopen
Post-hurricane recovery remains especially difficult outside major urban areas even as Congress and federal officials continue to work out aid packages.
Equity & Diversity
Mainland 69传媒 Receive Puerto Rican 69传媒鈥攁nd Educators鈥擶ith Open Arms
As Puerto Rican families leave their devastated homeland for the mainland, school districts are preparing to take in students and offer jobs to teachers.