Top 10 Most-Read EWA Blogs of 2025

As the country ushered in a new president in 2025, the Education Writers Association produced original digital content to help reporters meet the moment to cover the Trump administration’s many education policy changes. EWA also provided journalists with resources to cover ongoing education issues at the local, state and federal level. 

Several reporting resources on federal actions gained the most page views on ewa.org. The No. 1 blog – which is also about federal changes – was widely read by a very huge margin. 

Check out this year’s top 10 most-read blogs. EWA consulted its digital analytics for this annual rundown. Thanks to the journalist members who shared their expertise and helped create these and all other online resources in 2025! 

10. Covering the Targeted Erasure of Equity (April 8, 2025)

How will K-12 schools prepare Black students for careers and higher education in a landscape in which equity-focused programs are under attack? Independent journalist Melinda D. Anderson talked to experts about how reporters should be covering this topic. 

9. Underpaid and Undervalued: Covering the Early Ed Workforce (Aug. 19, 2025)

Jackie Mader of The Hechinger Report provided a full picture of the early childhood education workforce, including challenges in their different settings, demographics, qualifications and unions.

8. What Causes Present-Day School Segregation? (Feb.18, 2025)

Reporter Jewél Jackson recapped a 2024 National Seminar session on school segregation. What role does school choice play, and how should reporters better cover present-day school segregation?

7. Why Reporters Should Be Covering the Effects of Insufficient Adolescent Sleep (July 2, 2025)

“Kids as young as age 9” may engage in misconduct and other risky behaviors after school. Experts say insufficient sleep contributes to student misbehavior. Understand why in this explainer by independent journalist Lynne Lamberg. 

6. Investigating Federal and State Actions Against Trans Youth (April 14, 2025)

Conservative lawmakers are reframing civil rights laws and challenging the rights and protections for transgender and nonbinary people. Chalkbeat’s Kae Petrin did a Q&A with an attorney and veteran journalists to help reporters understand how these actions affect transgender and nonbinary youth.

5. How Early Childhood Education Programs Survive or Close (April 21, 2025)

Early childhood education is complicated, from program budgets to risky reimbursement rates and licensing regulations. Journalist Emily Tate Sullivan wrote an explainer detailing why the field struggles to survive.

4. What Is DEI? An Explainer to Contextualize Your Reporting (March 26, 2025)

Journalists and experts detail what’s missing from coverage on diversity, equity and inclusion. They explain what DEI truly is, give historical context and help reporters better cover the topic and federal/state attacks on it. Read the reporting resource by Maria Polletta of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. 

3. 5 Tips for Covering Black Male Educators (Feb. 10, 2025)

Journalist Sydney Sims shared insights on the HBCUs and incubator programs that are revitalizing the Black educator pipeline nationwide. Check out her tips. 

2. Tips for Safeguarding Data as Federal Databases Disappear (Feb.19, 2025)

EWA’s Emily Richmond compiled resources to help journalists save and protect the value of federal data as the Trump administration removes or scales back certain government databases.

1. Navigating Special Education Funding Amid Federal Changes (Sept. 23, 2025)

As the Trump administration seeks to overhaul long-standing federal education funding systems, independent journalist Alina Tugend helped journalists cover the complex world of special education funding.