Rebecca Koenig

Features, news and data journalist in Washington, D.C. 

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EdSurge • May 2022

The Illusion of Danger

Swashbuckling into an acting career, shielded by a college degree.
EdSurge • December 2021

The Humanities May Be Declining at Universities — But They’re Thriving on Zoom

In the pandemic, strangers have been gathering on Zoom to read and discuss Homer, Virginia Woolf and bell hooks. No grades involved, no credit — and no universities. The humanities are fleeing campus. Where does that leave academia?
Slate • July 2020

Can Algorithms Select Students “Most Likely to Succeed”?

Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. They use games, web tracking, and machine learning systems to capture and process more and more student data, then convert qualitative inputs into quantitative outcomes. The pitch: use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human.
EdSurge • March 2022

Guiding Young People Not to Colleges or Careers — But to Good Lives

Adults encourage teenagers who may struggle to afford college to consider alternative routes to adulthood—often specifically to employment. To a steady job. To a solid paycheck. But young people want more than good livelihoods. They want good lives.
EdSurge • August 2020

The Death and Life of a Scholarship Database

In the 1970s, a university librarian applied her research skills to meet a growing need: helping women find scholarships for college. When she died, she left behind a meticulous database. Can it became a useful tool for college access in the internet age?
EdSurge • October 2019

In DC, Teachers Run the Jail. It’s Turning Inmates Into Students.

“I’ve never seen an administration, a staff, an agency so supportive of programming for its incarcerated residents. I think they’re a model of what corrections officials around the country should be.”
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