The Grade by Alexander Russo
An Unexpectedly Beautiful Story About Detroit Public Schools
Talking with Village Voice writer Alexandria Neason about her new education feature.
Best Education Journalism of the Week (October 3-7, 2016)
Featuring school discipline, NYC charters, refugee students, and more.
Seven Resources to Help Education Journalists Avoid Racial Blind Spots
These resources can help education reporters cover schools with greater cultural sensitivity and awareness of their own biases.
Education Reporters Heading To Chicago To Learn New Federal Law
It’s a mini-conference on the ABCs of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Best Journalism Of The Week (September 24-30, 2016)
Race and charter schools, statewide elections, and Elizabeth Warren.
This Fall’s Big Story (So Far): Schools Denying Kids Special Education Services
It’s got everything: mystery and drama, size and scope, sympathetic victims, and bureaucratic bad guys.
Don’t Let The Name Fool You: EdWeek’s “Politics K-12” Isn’t Really Focused On Politics*
Why EdWeek should broaden Politics K-12’s frustratingly narrow focus on Washington DC news — but won’t.
“Feel-Good” School Story Highlights Concerns About Racial Blind Spots
A Philadelphia Inquirer story has ignited a mini-controversy.
Best Education Journalism of the Week (September 10-16, 2016)
NYT: In Connecticut, a Wealth Gap Divides Neighboring Schools https://t.co/907mAf6JH4 Houston Chronicle: Officials vow to end limits put on special ed https://t.co/9lFk449HN5 Virginian-Pilot: How Norfolk schools pulled struggling students out of classes before state testing time http://ow.ly/vjs8304hyV4 Bloomberg: Even In A Diverse School In Leafy Evanston, IL, Black Students Don’t Even Get an Equal Education https://t.co/TD7I3sG0Ot Times-Picayune: 3-week flood hiatus… Read more »
Refugee High School: Media Coverage of Recent Arrivals In American Schools
The NYT Sunday magazine highlights some of the roughly 1,300 refugees attending schools in Boise, Idaho.