To end 2025, we assigned each reporter in the WW newsroom to pick two stories by a colleague that stood out in 2025. We then had the recipient of the compliment pass it on—but not before penning an update to the tales. Here’s the first of these stories.
“No Children”
July 29
Why Anthony Effinger loved it: Sometimes I don’t know whether to envy Joanna Hou for being on the education beat, or to feel really sorry for her. Case in point: Preschool for All.
Everyone loves preschool. Being against it would be like hating puppies. But plenty of people hate Preschool for All, the Multnomah County program that aims to provide free preschool to any family that wants it by 2030 by taxing income over $125,000 for individuals and $200,000 for couples filing jointly…