Linda Lutton joined Chicago Public Radio as education reporter in 2008. Before that, she reported from Mexico as a freelance writer and radio producer and covered education in Chicago’s south suburbs for the Daily Southtown. Lutton’s work has been published by the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Tribune, In These Times, and Education Week, among others. She’s received numerous honors including the Studs Terkel Award for reporting from Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods and the Education Writers Association’s top prize for education reporting.
Gone
By Linda Lutton
About 12,000 students drop out of Chicago Public Schools each year despite efforts by administrators and teachers to keep them on track. (more)
Divided Families: The Hidden Cost of Migration
By Catrin Einhorn & Linda Lutton
Here's a love story that stretches across two decades, thousands of miles, and an international border. Rocio and Francisco are married but have kept their family together by living apart for the past 19 years. (more)
