Hannah-Jones says enrolling daughter failed to help school and harmed child

Nikole Hannah-Jones Reflects on Ten-Year Outcome of Enrolling Daughter in Underperforming School

The Free Press • 22 Sep 02:22

Nikole Hannah-Jones reports that her decision to send her four-year-old daughter to a low-performing public school in Brooklyn did not improve the school and negatively affected her child, according to her recent essay.

Husband defends decision to enroll daughter in struggling Brooklyn schools, likens wife to civil-rights leader

New York Post • 21 Sep 19:20

Faraji Hannah-Jones said his choice to send their daughter to under-performing public schools was a purposeful act against racism and compared his wife, Nikole Hannah-Jones, to historic civil-rights figures.

Nikole Hannah-Jones says she regrets enrolling daughter in low-performing NYC schools

New York Post • 21 Sep 13:21

The New York Times writer acknowledged that sending her daughter to under-resourced public schools did not meet her expectations and expressed concern that she may have failed both her values and her child.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones reflects on decision to enroll daughter in low-income Brooklyn schools

New York Post • 20 Sep 19:22

Nikole Hannah-Jones said she placed her daughter in under-resourced public schools to support systemic change, but now acknowledges the choice left the child academically behind.

Nikole Hannah-Jones says she regrets enrolling daughter in low-income Brooklyn schools

Fox News • 20 Sep 18:10

The New York Times Magazine reporter expressed remorse over her decision to send her daughter to high-poverty public schools in Brooklyn, saying the child did not receive the education she wanted, and called for greater focus on families lacking school-choice options.