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When Baltimore County school officials wanted to move boundary lines in 2015, some parents predicted declining property values and voiced fears of sending their...
The education laws and policy decisions made in the state capitol might seem far removed from the realities of the schools you cover, but their impact hits much...
There’s a clear link between effective campus leadership and effective teaching. But it’s one that doesn’t get explored often in education reporting....
Nearly all respected research points to the considerable positive effects that high-quality early education can have on young learners. But early education is s...
Polling isn’t exclusively the province of political reporters....
a frequent complaint by educators is that there isn’t enough time in the school day to adequately cover everything students are supposed to be learning. As a ...
There’s a clear link between effective campus leadership and effective teaching. But it’s one that doesn’t get explored often in education reporting....
EWA headed to the University of Chicago last month with about 50 reporters from across the country for some frank talk about teacher evaluations....
Public records are a powerful basis for stories, but tracking down the ones you need can be tricky....
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