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EWA​, the professional organization dedicated to ​strengthening the community of education ​writers and improving the ​quality of education coverage ​to better inform the public, hosts ​a weekly podcast featuring lively interviews with journalists.

Aug 28, 2014

EWA's Emily Richmond and Mikhail Zinshteyn speak with Money Magazine education reporter Kim Clark about the publication's first-ever college rankings, which focus on the return-on-investment factor of earning a degree from a particular institution. 


Aug 22, 2014

A Chicago Tribune investigation turns up instances of lawmakers intervening in teacher licensing decisions on behalf of their friends and donors. Tribune education reporter Diane Rado speaks with EWA's Emily Richmond and Mikhail Zinshteyn about her ongoing coverage of licensing issues, and what it means for local...


Aug 6, 2014

Eighty percent of Texas prisoners are high school dropouts, a state known for its zero-tolerance approach to school discipline. And as more research finds a link between suspensions and quitting on school early, the evidence is mounting that keeping kids from learning for behavioral reasons hurts their academic...