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How to Cover the Story

The blowback from inaccurate reporting on sexual allegations on college campuses can not only damage a reporter’s career but cost a publication a great deal o...
An elderly black woman with a crumpled piece of paper helped reframe the way Jose Antonio Vargas views the debate over immigration in America....
In an era when data is more accessible than ever, how can journalists convey that information in a compelling way that gets beyond the numbers?...
Long the site of sit-ins, protests, and acts of civil disobedience, college campuses have, once again, become flash points for broader debates around race, free...
Reporters embarking on an investigative project should focus on a single, simple question and be relentless about answering it...
The charter school Barthelemy attends is one of a growing number of U.S. schools finding ways to make digital technology intrinsic to student learning....
Telling the stories of the nation’s rural schools means better understanding what they offer the roughly 8.9 million students enrolled....
During and after the 2016 presidential campaign, questions arose about whether shortcomings in civics instruction had exacerbated polarization in the electorate...
Here are five key lessons courtesy of fellow education reporters as well as journalists working on other beats....
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