David DesRoches
David covers education and related topics for WNPR, and also mentors high school seniors who attend the Journalism and Media Academy magnet school in Hartford as part of Connecticut Public Broadcasting’s Learning Lab initiative.
David comes to public media after a career in newspapers, where he received a dozen state, regional and national awards for his work, including New England’s Reporter of the Year in 2013.
A native of central Virginia, David’s special education reporting in Darien, Connecticut, has been cited as one of the most comprehensive explorations of disability rights among children in the Unites States.
Before journalism, David ran a flyer distribution company, started a non-profit media organization in Ethiopia, and taught songwriting to people with physical and mental disabilities. He frequently contributes to various journalism seminars focused on education, investigations and First Amendment issues. When not pestering public officials, David enjoys pestering his friends at craft beer pubs, traveling to unpopular locations, exploring nature and playing music.
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Over the last nine months, Connecticut's weather has wreaked havoc on school schedules, especially those in the western part of the state that got hit...
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Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that district administrators in Stonington did not respond to a request for comment. In...
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School students around Connecticut joined a national school walkout in protest against gun violence Wednesday. But the way the event was handled by...
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Students will be walking out of schools across Connecticut Wednesday to express their concerns about gun violence. School districts around the state...
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Connecticut has spent over $50 million helping schools beef up security since 2013. Some of that money -- $3.2 million -- has gone to private schools,...
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Teachers are already carrying concealed guns in a handful of states, including Ohio. Some defend it, but many worry calls to arm teachers will put students further in harms way.
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Education schools are now training teachers how to deal with an active shooter. One expert says it hasn't deterred teachers from applying, but it has changed the profession, for better or worse.
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As school shootings become the new normal, administrators are upgrading security. But they're wary of going too far.
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KendraLiz Gonzalez had been in cosmetology school for only two months when Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, destroying her school. So she took...
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Justin Rosa wasn't doing so great when he first moved to Connecticut from Florida in eighth grade. "That process alone was very difficult, losing all my...