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Protest Stories Are Education Stories

Jun 9, 2020

For education reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez of KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, life has been "an emotional roller coaster" since he was shot in the throat by police with a rubber bullet. The incident happened May 31 in Long Beach, where Guzman-Lopez was covering a protest against police brutality and the death of...

What’s New With ‘Varsity Blues'

Jun 2, 2020

With more celebrity defendants pleading guilty to using a high-priced fixer to help their kids cheat their way into top colleges, what’s been the impact on college admissions? The Wall Street Journal’s Melissa Korn, whose book on of the “Varsity Blues” scandal for has been optioned for a television project,...

Budget Cuts Loom for Education. How Vulnerable Are Your Local Schools?

May 26, 2020

With the nation facing a pandemic-driven recession unlike any in generations, public schools are bracing for a big financial hit. Reporter Daarel Burnette II of Education Week shares insights from his school finance coverage during the crisis and a new database that gauges the economic vulnerability of districts from...

Do Students Have a Right to Literacy?

May 12, 2020

A federal appeals court recently ruled that the state of Michigan has failed to make sure children in Detroit are adequately educated. The April decision said the city’s schools have suffered from underfunding, poorly maintained and too few qualified teachers. While the state is contemplating an appeal, the...

“There Are No Invisible Children:” Erica Green of The New York Times

Apr 28, 2020

Few, if any, education reporters are tackling tougher issues right now than Erica Green of The New York Times, whose stories often share a common theme of focusing on the unmet needs of marginalized students. She discusses recent coverage, including how school cafeteria workers in Baltimore are feeding an entire...