The scholastic suckas get deep with Ashleigh Panoo, Monica Velez and Isabel S. Dieppa, three reporters from the Fresno Bee’s education lab, a solutions-focused journalism initiative that became a breaking news operation overnight. The lives of school children have become a microcosm of the haves and havenots of a mid-pandemic society and these journalists are at the forefront of a developing crisis as nuanced and multifaceted as any other.

Ashleigh's latest story: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article248655980.html

Follow Asheigh Panoo on Twitter @AshleighPanoo
Isabel S. Dieppa on Twitter @IsabelSDieppa
Monica Velez on Twitter @MonicaVelez21.

Keep up with the Education Lab’s coverage at the Fresno Bee and get involved directly in their open Facebook group.