Jess Lahitou

Jess is a freelance writer and editor. She's a Bustle newswriting alum, and former editor and staff writer at Ravishly. With a Master's degree in Education and nearly seven years of teaching experience, Jess also covers schools and related issues for The Good Men Project and has written on education journalism for The Grade. She grew up in Colorado, has lived in Bogota, Miami, Austin, Dallas, and now calls Pittsburgh home. Go Steelers.

Medium • 7th July 2023

‘The Bear’ Serves Up TV’s Most Terrifying Mom

The Berzatto family holidays are no 'Christmas with the Kranks.'

Medium • 23rd September 2021

Forsake Ye Not the Mixtape

A handmade CD — voracious for attention and forever in danger of stumbling into schmaltz — stands no chance against the ease and low-stakes of emojis and Tik Tok shares.

The Good Men Project • 12th September 2018

A Lone Millennial In The Anti-Pot Crowd

I’m paddling out here pretty much alone in my anti-pot boat, a rogue millennial who believes that when it comes to legalizing weed, the answer is still “just say no.”

kappanonline.org • 22nd January 2020

Assessing the surge in Boston-area education coverage

While coverage is dwindling in many other places, the Boston region is experiencing a resurgence in education journalism. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t concerns and complaints. Some observers want more hard-hitting, accountability coverage from the region’s education teams.

Medium • 9th July 2022

Kim Wexler Presents: When Noble Female Leads Come To Rotten Ends

Sucker punched again by a kickin’ female lodestar who turns out to be rotting away down in the core? Say it ain’t so, Gilligan and Gould.

kappanonline.org • 31st July 2019

Reconsidering the charter school segregation narrative

Two years after an Associated Press story went viral, a new Chalkbeat story highlights the need to reconsider previous coverage.

Medium • 13th November 2022

‘Workin’ Moms’ Is Here For Working, Not For Mom-ing

For Workin’ Moms, motherhood is just one potential life step among many that can’t be allowed to hamper almighty career.

The Good Men Project • 6th December 2018

A Good Man Fired For Confronting Racism At My So-Called 'Christian' High School

Under normal circumstances, a lone teacher’s plight against allegedly unjustified termination at a small-ish school in the suburbs is the sort of story that would warrant media coverage amounting to zilch. These were not normal circumstances.

The Good Men Project • 9th October 2017

'The American Plan' - South Florida Is Playground For Corruption In David H. Weisberg's Sprawling Thriller

As the Korean War grinds to a halt, 25-year-old deserter Philip Narby is hiding out in Havana, Cuba. He’s got mysterious scars, a grueling drug addiction, and a memory wiped...

Ravishly • 16th July 2017

Does Hookup Culture Make Anyone Happy?

To her own admitted surprise, Fessler discovered that meaningless, detached hookups were emphatically not bringing any kind of bliss to college women.

Bustle • 3rd November 2017

How Non-Disclosure Agreements Work To Silence Sexual Assault Victims & Why States Want To Change That

When it comes to sexual harassment and assault, the reasons for women staying quiet are plentiful. But one of the most pernicious causes for silence is what's known as a...

Bustle • 3rd November 2017

ACLU Claims Rosa Maria Hernandez's Detention Is "Unlawful" & Is Suing Trump's Administration

On Oct. 25, border patrol agents in Texas detained an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy after she was released from the hospital where she underwent emergency surgery. Rosa Maria...

Bustle • 3rd November 2017

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Will Fill Private Prisons

President Trump said he would be a champion of "law and order." Cracking down on illegal immigration was one of his most ubiquitous campaign promises, and he's followed through with...

Bustle • 4th July 2017

Why Donald Trump The Media Corporation Is Threatening To Eclipse Donald Trump The President

Trump's strategy of trashing traditional journalists so he can better own the media "narrative" doesn't give him some new corner on facts or truth. And it is imperative to insist that Trump be judged on the basis of his performance as president, not as spin doctor or master communicator.

The Good Men Project • 25th August 2016

Charter Schools: The Best Imperfect Answer to a Sprawling Public School System

I’ve had a recent email discussion with a fellow GMP editor on the topic of charter schools. We have a bit of a disagreement about their merits. So let me...

The Good Men Project • 10th May 2016

Wanted: Support for First Year Teachers

Talk about how the first year of teaching is akin to sheer survival can be found everywhere. Back in mid-April, The Atlantic ran two stories two days in a row...