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Mandy McLaren is a graduate student in investigative reporting at American University and a fellow in the university’s Investigative Reporting Workshop

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Trauma and transitions: How San Diego schools grapple with educating refugees

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mandy McLaren and Megan Wood August 28, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource

Abed Samadi stood frozen as chaos buzzed around him. Bodies darted back and forth. Yells echoed in the air. But for the sixth-grader who had just moved to El Cajon as a refugee from Afghanistan, this chaos was good. It was fun. It was a giant game of tag. A smile spread across his face, […]

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