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.
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 coast to coast.
What is the potential human toll of budget cuts, especially on
programs and services for already vulnerable students? What is the
likelihood of massive teacher and staff layoffs, as well as the
ripple effect on communities where schools are the largest
employer? What additional costs are anticipated to meet the unique
safety and social-distancing requirements to reopen school
buildings for students? What lessons did districts learn from the
economic fallout of the last recession a decade ago? Burnette also
explains how the economic crisis will likely exacerbate
inequalities for low-income students. And he discusses how local
reporters can sharpen their coverage of school finance, likely to
be one of the biggest education stories for the new academic
year.
About the Podcast
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.