Esther Wickham

Esther Wickham is an education reporter for The Center Square.

Government
California AG fights Trump’s student visa plan

​(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition featuring 15 other Democratic attorneys general to oppose the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to limit… Read More

October 7, 2025
Public Education
Student ousted from Zoom for sharing faith, invited back

(The Center Square) – A high school student, previously muted and removed from a Zoom session for expressing his faith, has been invited back to share his beliefs. Zion Ramos,… Read More

October 6, 2025
Public Education
Report says Arizona school superintendents pad their pay

(The Center Square) – Arizona school superintendents are inflating taxpayer costs with salaries, lavish benefits and secretive compensation packages, a new report reveals. A Goldwater Institute report, “The… Read More

September 30, 2025
Public Education
Los Angeles schools superintendent renews contract amid budge woes

(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles Board of Education unanimously voted this week to renew its four-year contract with Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, amid a major… Read More

September 22, 2025
Public Education
Chicago student petitions to restore bathroom doors removed due to crime

(The Center Square) – A Chicago student launched a petition to restore bathroom doors after Oak Park and River Forest High School removed them. At the start of the school year,… Read More

September 9, 2025