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Author Archives: Ben Heintz

Ben Heintz grew up in West Bolton and attended Mount Mansfield and UVM. He is a teacher at U-32 High School, a Rowland Fellow and the editor of the Underground Workshop, VTDigger's platform for student journalism.

Posted inLife & Culture

Blind Vermonters share their challenges with public transit and the struggle for independence

by Ben Heintz April 9, 2023, 1:01 pmApril 9, 2023, 12:28 pm
Posted inEducation

Sunday Update: The challenges of reporting on high school sports controversies

by Ben Heintz March 12, 2023, 7:05 pmMarch 13, 2023, 4:37 pm
Posted inEducation

Sunday Update: The state of student journalism

by Ben Heintz February 19, 2023, 3:19 pmFebruary 19, 2023, 3:19 pm
Posted inEducation

Sunday Update: School budgets and hard choices

by Ben Heintz February 12, 2023, 6:04 pmFebruary 12, 2023, 7:42 pm
Posted inEducation

Underground Workshop’s Sunday Update seeks student perspective

by Ben Heintz February 5, 2023, 6:47 pmFebruary 5, 2023, 8:32 pm
Posted inEducation

77 Questions: An opportunity for Vermont’s students to report on their education

by Ben Heintz November 13, 2022, 5:23 pmNovember 13, 2022, 8:04 pm
Posted inEducation

77 Questions: A student’s view of Vermont’s flexible pathways

by Ben Heintz November 6, 2022, 5:12 pmNovember 7, 2022, 8:42 am
Posted inEducation

Students: Report for VTDigger with the Underground Workshop!

by Ben Heintz October 2, 2022, 1:58 pmOctober 2, 2022, 8:33 pm
Posted inEnvironment

A climate report card for our schools: The big picture

by Ben Heintz June 26, 2022, 1:04 pmNovember 18, 2024, 3:20 pm
Posted inEnvironment

A climate report card for our schools: Food systems

by Ben Heintz June 19, 2022, 2:26 pmJune 19, 2022, 5:02 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

‘It’s not the easiest on us’: Winooski students speak about housing in their city

by Ben Heintz June 12, 2022, 9:24 pmJune 13, 2022, 2:36 am
Posted inEnvironment

A climate report card for our schools: Transportation

by Ben Heintz June 12, 2022, 6:19 pmOctober 17, 2024, 6:27 pm
Posted inEnvironment

A climate report card for our schools: Electricity

by Ben Heintz June 5, 2022, 12:28 pmJune 19, 2022, 9:01 am
Posted inEnvironment

A climate report card for our schools: Heating systems

by Ben Heintz May 29, 2022, 3:03 pmNovember 18, 2024, 3:20 pm

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