HomeSpecial Projects & InvestigationsThe Milton Hershey SchoolAn ongoing collaborative investigation with The Philadelphia Inquirer and ProPublica into oversight and operations at the Milton Hershey School, the wealthiest precollege educational institution in the U.S.MARGO REED / The Philadelphia Inquirer
Aug. 31, 2021PennLive‘Have they locked the doors?’ Judge presses for details on Hershey charity spat with board memberby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 25, 2021CHARLES FOX / Philadelphia InquirerHow the state’s richest charity spends its money: The Milton Hershey School, by the numbersby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
June 10, 2021Lisa Larson-Walker / ProPublicaSold on the promise of a college education, some former Milton Hershey School students ended up with debt, hardshipsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 28, 2021Lisa Larson-Walker / ProPublicaAmerica’s richest school serves low-income kids. But much of its Hershey-funded fortune isn’t being spent.by Bob Fernandez of The Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
April 16, 2021Courtesy of PennLiveBoard member sues powerful Hershey School, claims he’s being denied financial recordsby Bob Fernandez of The Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Nov. 23, 2020MARGO REED / The Philadelphia InquirerDid you go to Milton Hershey School? Tell us about your experience.by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA, Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Beena Raghavendran of ProPublica, and Zipporah Osei of ProPublica
Oct. 23, 2020Milton Hershey SchoolCourt green lights Hershey’s $350 million plan for six free childhood centers around Pennsylvaniaby Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Sept. 30, 2020MARGO REED / Philadelphia InquirerHershey School proposes $350 million network of six early childhood centers in Pa.by Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA