2014 Beat Reporting for Print/Online (Small Staff) Finalist: Melissa Sanchez

Comments from the Judges:

“Melissa Sanchez writes with authority and grounds her stories in dense research and mature reporting, which sometimes looks more solid than what the authorities within the Chicago school district produce. She gives a lot of facts, research, perspective and a variety of opinions and reactions in each story. Touche, that she keeps reluctant education authorities honest when they’re withholding data or reports!”