So, how was covering the Newton teacher’s strike?
Reporters’ reflections on covering the recent strike, including “the biggest...
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Kappan Contributor: The Grade
How to survive covering a teachers strike
An education editor’s recommendations, among them the importance of being ever-vigilant against...
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Why the Newton strike is national, covering closures, & a district’s enrollment turnaround: Best Education Journalism of the Week (2/2/24)
In this week’s newsletter: The Newton teacher’s strike is a national story. One district’s...
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Closings are coming. Cover them well.
School closings are easy to cover badly. But stories adding historical context, exploring...
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Cuts & closures, broken dreams in the suburbs, & high school podcasters solve a murder mystery: Best Education Journalism of the Week (1/26/24)
In this week’s newsletter: More districts are announcing — or hinting at — school closures to...
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Cul-de-sac of broken dreams: An admirable but flawed new book
Benjamin Herold’s ‘Disillusioned’ confronts magical thinking around suburban schools but...
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