Laura Pappano

Laura Pappano is an award-winning journalist and author who has written about K–12 and higher education for over 30 years. A former education columnist for the Boston Globe , Pappano has written about education for the New York Times , Hechinger Report , Harvard Education Letter , Washington Post , USA Today , Christian Science Monitor , among other publications. She is the author or co-author of 3 books, The Connection Gap: Why Americans Feel So Alone , Playing with the Boys: Why Separate is Not Equal in Sports , and Inside School Turnarounds .