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Current and former education journalists look back and share lessons on the 5th anniversary of the start of the pandemic.| Kappan Online
🏆 Best Education Journalism of the Week 🏆 (10/03/2025) In this week’s newsletter: 📌 Shutdown sends shivers, but targeted cuts are the real worry. 📌 Blue states (and journalists) have been slow on literacy, says liberal journalist. 📌 A Des Moines superintendent’s arrest raises questions about oversight. 📌Chalkbeat layoffs? The rumors are true. SHUTDOWN HEADLINES DESPITE MINIMAL IMPACTS The big education […] The post Shutdown worries, blue-state reluctance, & layof...| Kappan Online
The hit TV mockumentary about an under-resourced Philadelphia public school is stubbornly optimistic — and that’s not a bad thing. By Ekemini Ekpo It’s October. Though most American schools have been back in session for weeks, we’ve only just now reached the first day of school at Abbott Elementary (Abbott). The ABC comedy, created by and […] The post In defense of ‘Abbott Elementary’ appeared first on Kappan Online.| Kappan Online
An interview with EdNC’s Anna Pogarcic about making “community-based journalism” more than just empty words. Part of The Grade’s series on innovations and alternative approaches. If you know about EdNC, then you know. Longtime readers of The Grade have heard about the outlet several times over the years — including a 2022 piece by co-founder Mebane […] The post Inside EdNC: ‘We follow our audience.’ appeared first on Kappan Online.| Kappan Online
In this week’s newsletter: 📌 Everybody wants to cover the story of dismal reading and math scores. 📌 Struggling kids, teacher-administration conflict, and a clueless district office. 📌 Schools spend enormous amounts on ineffective safety measures. 📌 How one outlet is making “community engagement” a reality. 📌 Here comes season 2 of Hulu’s ‘English Teacher.’ DISMAL SCORES, BROAD COVERAGE The […] The post Dismal NAEP scores, debunking the school safety industry...| Kappan Online
In this week’s newsletter: 📌 Schools struggle to respond to state and federal mandates that may or may not take effect. 📌 New faces and roles at the Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, USA Today — and the New York Times. 📌 A White House conference on education and AI. 📌 “Why would I love a show about a […] The post Uncertain mandates, failed book bans, & a critique of ‘Abbott Elementary’ – Best Education Journalism of the Week (09/05/2025) appeared first on Ka...| Kappan Online
As Harper’s contributor Chandler Fritz explains, private school choice looks a lot different when takes readers inside the classroom and focuses on student experiences. Early last week, I had the chance to talk with journalist Chandler Fritz, author of the new Harper Magazine’s cover story, The Homemade Scholar. Like many others, Fritz started out focused on […] The post Inside the Harper’s magazine story about teaching at an ESA-funded micro-school appeared first on Kappan Online.| Kappan Online
Current and former education journalists look back and share lessons on the 5th anniversary of the start of the pandemic.| Kappan Online
This is the story of how virtual learning broke school culture, how administrators failed to rebuild it — and how media coverage overlooked the human toll of these failures.| Kappan Online
We “EL advocates/SoR critics” have articulated very clearly and openly the rationale for our opposition to Science of Reading legislation, which is not a critique of the research itself.| Kappan Online
Misplaced concerns about English learners and the science of reading are slowing progress, says former Stanford professor Claude Goldenberg. Vigilant journalism is the key to addressing the confusion. By Alexander Russo While it might seem like the literacy reform movement has become something of a juggernaut, that’s not entirely the case. Several states — California […]| Kappan Online
