Ariel Gilreath
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Ariel Gilreath covers education nationally with a focus on schools in the American South. She most recently covered education and family issues in South Carolina with the Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network, where she received first place awards in education reporting from the South Carolina Press Association. Gilreath graduated from Winthrop University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
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Poor, Conservative School Districts Are Getting Hit Hard By the GOP’s Funding Freeze
Ashe County, North Carolina, and thousands of other school districts are preparing to lose some federal money after a freeze on nearly $7 billion in funding over the summer.
09.22.25 | 7:15 am