Job moves, notable events, & new resources (December 16, 2022)

PEOPLE, JOBS

Above, clockwise from top left: The latest job changers we’ve seen include MinnPost’s Kyle Stokes, the Missouri Independent’s Annelise Hanshaw, GBH Boston’s Diane Adame, and the Boston Globe’s Hilary Burns.

🔥 Career moves: Longtime ed reporter Kyle Stokes announced his departure from KPCC/LAist to return home to Minnesota and report for MinnPost (sadly not on the ed beat). Annelise Hanshaw is also returning to her home state of Missouri to report on education for the Missouri Independent. GBH Boston production assistant Diane Adame is working on the education desk, and Hilary Burns had her first day as a higher education reporter at the Boston Globe. The Courier Journal’s Mandy McLaren is leaving the paper after five years but isn’t saying yet where she’s going. Crossed fingers she’ll stay on the beat.

🔥 Impact: Just days after a shocking Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation exposed problems with private schools for disabled students, Washington State officials proposed a series of reforms. Kudos to all involved!

🔥 Job openings: Inside Higher Ed is hiring a reporter to cover the role of faculty. Check previous editions of this newsletter for more jobs that may still be open.

PODCASTS, RESOURCES

Above: PBS is now streaming a new documentary about attempts to close a high-performing majority-Black elementary school in Chicago, directed by Kevin Shaw, one of the filmmakers behind 2018’s America To Me. Watch closely and you’ll see WBEZ Chicago’s Sarah Karp.

⏰ Segments & podcasts: APM Reports’ Emily Hanford was on WNYC’s All of It podcast talking about “Sold a Story” and teaching literacy. And WBHM’s Kyra Miles was on EWA Radio talking about what it’s like to be a new reporter on the ed beat and how she broke through to tell impressive stories.

⏰ Upcoming: Hulu is putting out a six-part documentary version of The 1619 Project, premiering on Jan. 26.

⏰ New resources: Education Next published a report on the costs of cutting school spending with lessons from the Great Recession. The National Center for Education Statistics released data showing that 45% of public schools were operating without a full teaching staff as of October. Cleveland Signal’s Paul Rochford published a timeline of 25 years of mayoral control over Cleveland public schools. And the American Enterprise Institute released a media analysis showing that the surge of interest in school choice in states and districts was not matched by a surge of mainstream media coverage.

⏰ Journalism resources: The City and ProPublica published a reflective piece that should make ed reporters think about how to balance reporting on vulnerable kids and protecting their privacy, particularly when mental health issues are involved. (If you haven’t already, also read our recent piece on putting sources above stories when reporting on youth mental health.) The Journalist’s Resource published a roundup of what the research says about how indoor air quality affects student learning and health.

⏰ New ventures: In case you hadn’t heard (like us until now), there’s a new-ish Denver news outlet called Boardhawk that features commentary and includes some familiar EdNews Colorado/Chalkbeat names like Alan Gottlieb.