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Get the legalities right, put the data in context, and do followup....
Recent work by journalists Erica Green, Jason Gonzales and Matthew Kauffman shows the importance of digging into the best-laid plans of a school district or sta...
Some Philadelphia students were literally being poisoned at school and investigators documented the district’s failures to address the harmful conditions in i...
Journalists explained how they collected public documents and data to quantify alarming problems — the teacher shortage in Arizona and sexual abuse suffered b...
The alarming rise in college students seeking mental health services at campus counseling centers has garnered plenty of headlines in the last few years....
There is growing interest in the role schools can and should play in fostering social and emotional learning....
Shifting humanities landscape should raise questions for education journalists....
Visiting a classroom while reporting on education issues is a core part of understanding how instruction takes place. But it can also be a missed opportunity, w...
While the election cycle spotlight typically focuses on state and federal movers and shakers, the outcomes of local school board races this fall could shake up ...
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