WFYI and NPR Receive National Award for Reporting on Trump Administration's Impact on School Civil Rights
WFYI and NPR have been awarded a national accolade for their investigative reporting on the effects of the Trump administration's cuts to federal civil rights enforcement in schools. The award, part of the 2025 National Awards for Education Reporting, was announced by the Education Writers Association. The recognized work includes two audio features by former WFYI investigative reporters Dylan Peers McCoy and Lee V. Gaines, with contributions from WFYI editor Eric Weddle, NPR editor Nicole Cohen, and producer Lauren Migaki. The investigation highlighted the disproportionate suspension rates of students receiving special education services in Indiana, revealing that these students were suspended more than twice as often as their peers. Additionally, the reporting followed the story of Amy Cupp, a mother whose daughter faced repeated seclusion and restraint at school, and whose federal civil rights complaint stalled due to significant staff reductions in the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Ri... 
