1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 For a reporter who is not officially on the education beat, Alec MacGillis of ProPublica finds plenty to keep him busy, going deep into stories about how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt in all aspects of lives of students and their school communities.&amp;nbsp; He joins EWA Radio to discuss his two newest pieces: a close look at a private company providing outreach services&amp;nbsp;tracking down absent students&amp;nbsp;in the hard-hit school systems of Detroit’s outer suburbs, and how private and parochial schools are&amp;nbsp;cashing in on the funding bonanza&amp;nbsp;of new and expanded school voucher programs that open the door to every student – regardless of family income. EWA Radio https://www.ewa.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/30342843/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/bf3747/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/30342843