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
'You are enough.' Transgender Iowa student's family speaks out about bullying after suicide www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
'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.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
'You are enough.' Transgender Iowa student's family speaks out about bullying after suicide www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
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“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:
Read about the crucial role Summer EBT plays in combating hunger:
'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.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“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:
Read about the crucial role Summer EBT plays in combating hunger:
Yesterday was the last day of classes for @dmschools.bsky.social. So, of course, I had to update the board.
June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Yesterday was the last day of classes for @dmschools.bsky.social. So, of course, I had to update the board.
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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...
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.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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...
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...
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.
www.desmoinesregister.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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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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.
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.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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.
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.
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.
www.desmoinesregister.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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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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)
April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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)
Iowa Catholic schools saw an enrollment increase of about 4% for the 2024-25 school year, according to an Iowa Catholic Conference announcement.
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.
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January 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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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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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January 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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...
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.
Bus: 🚍
Buses: 🚍 🚍
Buss: 💋
I am not wading into the is “busses the plural for buss” debate.
January 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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.
Bus: 🚍
Buses: 🚍 🚍
Buss: 💋
I am not wading into the is “busses the plural for buss” debate.
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Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
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.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
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Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...
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.
www.desmoinesregister.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Pride or prejudice? Iowa school district resists changing mascot, name considered a slur www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...