Samantha Hernandez

Samantha Hernandez

@svhernandez.bsky.social

Des Moines Register state education reporter, rural school researcher, Iowa’s Book Ban Battle project lead and Mexican-American. Past: Spencer Fellow at Columbia University, and Door County Advocate and Green Bay Press-Gazette reporter

1,235 Followers 150 Following 11 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 months ago

Are there gifts involved?

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3 months ago
'You are enough.' Transgender Iowa student's family speaks out about bullying after suicide Urbandale High School freshman Miles Phipps death by suicide has pushed his family to speak out about the lasting harm caused by bullying.

'You are enough.' Transgender Iowa student's family speaks out about bullying after suicide www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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5 months ago
How long will the government shutdown last? Lawmakers don't have an answer. Even members of Congress aren't sure what it's going to take to open the government back up.

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7 months ago
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Trump preps memo ordering colleges to hand over more admissions data President Donald Trump will sign a memorandum ordering colleges to be more transparent about their admissions data.

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7 months ago
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'Hunger never stops': What's in the $40 food boxes Iowa is giving instead of Summer EBT Food pantries across Iowa are taking part in the Healthy Kids Iowa pilot, which gives $40 worth of food monthly to 65,000 kids from June to August.

“I am of the mind that hunger for children is a solvable problem,” @laurenhlb.bsky.social‬ told the Des Moines Register’s @svhernandez.bsky.social and @writefelissa.bsky.social. “And it does require an all-of-the-above strategy.”

Read about the crucial role Summer EBT plays in combating hunger:

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9 months ago
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Yesterday was the last day of classes for @dmschools.bsky.social. So, of course, I had to update the board.

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9 months ago
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Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Grammy award winner Bangladesh give career day advice to Iowa kids Music producer and songwriter Shondrae Crawford, known as Bangladesh, and Sid Wilson of Slipknot spoke at Callanan Middle School's career day.

Just a normal career day: Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Grammy award winner Bangladesh give career day advice to Iowa kids www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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9 months ago
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Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Grammy award winner Bangladesh give career day advice to Iowa kids Music producer and songwriter Shondrae Crawford, known as Bangladesh, and Sid Wilson of Slipknot spoke at Callanan Middle School's career day.

Just a normal career day: Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Grammy award winner Bangladesh give career day advice to Iowa kids www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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10 months ago
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Small and rural Iowa schools see 4-day weeks as a way to compete. But does it help kids? Nationally, more than 2,100 schools in over 859 school districts across at least 24 states have moved to 4-day school weeks, a 2024 study says.

Nationally, more than 2,100 schools in over 859 school districts across at least 24 states have moved to four-day school weeks, according to a 2024 study.

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10 months ago
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Small and rural Iowa schools see 4-day weeks as a way to compete. But does it help kids? Nationally, more than 2,100 schools in over 859 school districts across at least 24 states have moved to 4-day school weeks, a 2024 study says.

Nationally, more than 2,100 schools in over 859 school districts across at least 24 states have moved to four-day school weeks, according to a 2024 study.

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11 months ago
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Three miles of wiring inside a speck of brain tissue. Here is my story on a milestone in neuroscience. Gift link: nyti.ms/42BWWR7 (Video courtesy Forrest Collman)

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11 months ago

This seems like a job for temporary tattoos.

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11 months ago

Solid request. Make sure your rugs are robot compatible.

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1 year ago
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Iowa Catholic schools see enrollment jump as more students embrace taxpayer-funded tuition Iowa Catholic schools saw a number of increases for the 2023-24 school year including an enrollment increase.


Iowa Catholic schools saw an enrollment increase of about 4% for the 2024-25 school year, according to an Iowa Catholic Conference announcement.

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1 year ago
ProPublica ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. With a team of more than 100 dedicated journalists, ProPublica covers a range of topics,...

Editors, producers, reporters: we've got SIX open positions at @propublica.org — take a peek, some have fast-approaching application deadlines: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica?g...

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1 year ago

I am writing about buses, which means I need to remind people:
Bus: 🚍
Buses: 🚍 🚍
Buss: 💋
I am not wading into the is “busses the plural for buss” debate.

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1 year ago

Thank you!

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1 year ago
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Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur The Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District mascot has been the Midget since the 1920s. A group is asking officials to change the name.

Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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1 year ago
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Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur The Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District mascot has been the Midget since the 1920s. A group is asking officials to change the name.

Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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