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Message From EWA's Executive
Director
Whether you’re covering K-12 or higher ed this fall, a couple of fantastic learning
opportunities are just weeks away. Take a few minutes this weekend and read up on
our Ready to Teach and Degrees vs. Debt seminars for journalists. Travel
scholarships are available, and you can apply for one even if you’ve
received a travel subsidy from us in the past year.
On Oct. 27 in Minneapolis, K-12
reporters can delve deeply into the changing landscape of teacher preparation as
EWA presents Ready to
Teach: Rethinking Routes to the Classroom. Luminaries like Linda Darling-Hammond, Kate Walsh and Arthur Levine will
explore how teacher training is changing, what those changes mean for
schools, and why teacher prep is being called the next school reform
frontier. For any reporter covering
teacher issues – and who isn't? – this is a can’t-miss event.
Register for the event here, or
browse the tentative
agenda. There are still travel
scholarships available, but hurry – the deadline to register is Oct. 10!
Then on Nov. 2-3 in Indianapolis, reporters are invited to join us for Degrees
vs. Debt: Making College More Affordable, EWA's 2012 Higher Education
Seminar. Over two days, leading experts like Sandy Baum and
Richard Vedder will examine why college costs continue to rise, and what
policymakers and university leaders are doing to get them under control.
Browse the tentative
agenda, register
for the event or apply for a scholarship
today. If you have questions about the seminar, please contact Kenneth
Terrell. The
deadline to book a hotel room at the conference rate is Oct. 12!
We hope
to see you at one of these great events soon!
All the best,
Caroline Hendrie
Common Core and ELLs
If you couldn’t make it to Los Angeles for our "Finding Common
Ground" seminar on common core standards and English-language learners,
catch up with video
from the event at EdMedia Commons.
On the Horizon
Dates and venues will be announced soon for our January
STEM Education seminar, our March
Diving Into Data seminar and next spring's
66th EWA National Seminar. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for these events, please contact
Caroline Hendrie.
Hit the Ground Running With Story
Starters
Have you visited Story Starters? EWA's new, free resource is the
perfect place to get a quick briefing or go in-depth on topics from Classroom Technology to Higher Ed Finance. Learn about important reports and research, find sources and
organizations, and learn how to ask the questions that lead to great coverage. Head
to www.storystarters.org
today and dive in!
Help Is at Hand, When and How You
Need It
If you need to workshop a story
idea, contact EWA Public Editor Emily Richmond at erichmond@ewa.org. If you have an urgent
need on a tight deadline, contact her by phone at 702-370-0017. The service is
free and confidential.
