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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.

Oct 25, 2016

Timothy Pratt of The Hechinger Report discusses why liberal arts colleges in Appalachia are making Latino student recruiting a top priority. A 2016 EWA Reporting Fellow, Pratt recently completed an in-depth reporting project on the implications of this shift for private colleges -- many of which are struggling to keep...


Oct 18, 2016

New York Times' best-selling author Dana Goldstein ("The Teacher Wars") discusses her reporting for Slate on whether the Republican presidential candidate's fiery rhetoric is trickling down into classrooms. Some teachers are reporting an increase in bullying and other inappropriate behavior that advocates say is a...


Oct 11, 2016

When Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans in 2005, much of the city’s infrastructure was washed away -- including its public education system. Changes imposed after the storm have produced a system primarily of charter schools which are independently operated and publicly funded -- including those run by the...


Oct 4, 2016

In Massachusetts, a referendum on charter schools is drawing national attention. At issue is whether to raise the state cap on the number of independently operated, publicly funded campuses, and also allow existing schools to boost enrollment. But there is also unusually aggressive – and expensive -- campaigning on...