Lily Altavena

Educational equity reporter at Detroit Free Press

royal oak, michigan, united states

Publications:

ttruthdig.com

llansingstatejournal.com

tthe74million.org

ttruthout.org

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Please visit my portfolio: lilyalta.com Experienced investigative journalist and producer with a track record of learning on the job -- and fast. E-mail: lilwrite25@gmail.com Twitter: @lilyalta Skills: -Adobe suite, including video editing in Premiere Pro, design in Photoshop, and graphic animation in Edge Animate. -Training in Avid Interplay and iNews. -Digital SLR photography, video and editing -Fluent in WordPress, Tumblr, geoposting and most social media

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Improper spending with voucher-like Arizona program leads critics to push for new limits - Chalkbeat

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Capitalizing on headlines about misspending and concern about ballooning costs, some Arizona public school advocates want voters to do something lawma... See more

chalkbeat.org•Lily Altavena•Mar 10, 2026

Red States Take Control of School Districts With New Momentum, Fueled by National Politics

Red States Take Control of School Districts With New Momentum, Fueled by National Politics Red states are taking control of school districts as Republicans decry poor test scores, student protests. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. S... See more

the74million.org•Lily Altavena•Mar 5, 2026

Red states take control of school districts with new momentum, fueled by national politics - Chalkbeat

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Roxanne Martinez moved back to her neighborhood in Fort Worth so her kids could attend the same schools she did. The mother of two was on the booster ... See more

chalkbeat.org•Lily Altavena•Mar 3, 2026

Immigration enforcement gets closer and closer to schools. The effects are wide-reaching.

Immigration enforcement gets closer and closer to schools. The effects are wide-reaching. Penny Chavez has been watching immigration enforcement activity in Minneapolis with increasing panic, seeing public school students like her two grandchildren being ... See more

hpenews.com•Lily Altavena•Mar 2, 2026

Education Department moving more programs to HHS - Healthbeat

This story originally published at Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. The U.S. Depart... See more

healthbeat.org•Lily Altavena•Feb 24, 2026

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