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EWA Announces Theme and Venue of 2013 National Seminar
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
October 9, 2012, Washington, DC -- The National Education Writers Association is pleased to announce that its 66th National Seminar, the organization's flagship annual conference, will take place May 2-4, 2013, on the campus of Stanford University in California. Titled "Creativity Counts: Innovation in Education and the Media," the event will take advantage of its location in the heart of Silicon Valley to explore approaches that differ from prevailing practice in both education and journalism.
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EWA, OECD Partner for Education at a Glance 2012 Web Briefing
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
On Sept. 10 at 11 a.m., reporters can get an advance look at OECD's annual international compendium of national statistics measuring the state of education worldwide.
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EWA, OECD Partner for Education at a Glance 2012 Web Briefing
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Head to our webinars page to watch this September event on-demand.
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Title IX Promise Unmet for Pregnant Students
Friday, June 22, 2012
Too often, pregnant and parenting teenagers such as Ms. Erickson are deprived of equal opportunities, in part because of ignorance about Title IX's application to this group of students, experts say. Nirvi Shah, Education Week, June 13
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What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness
Monday, November 14, 2011
EWA has published a new research brief for journalists on what studies tell us about topics that arise often in the debate over teacher effectiveness. The first of a series of EWA research briefs, the paper tackles such timely questions as whether teachers are indeed the most important factor in student achievement; whether value-added measures are reliable; whether advanced degrees or merit pay make a difference; and how students are affected by having several effective--or ineffective--teachers in a row. You can read it all online or download the whole paper. Please give it a read and tell us what you think!
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EWA's 2012 National Seminar Coming to Philadelphia
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Washington, DC | The National Education Writers Association is pleased to announce that its 2012 National Seminar will take place May 17-19 on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Under an innovative partnership, EWA's 65th annual National Seminar will be jointly hosted by Penn's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Washington-based national research association for 25,000 scholars engaged in research in education and learning.
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20 Million Degrees and Rising: Meeting the Demand for More College Graduates
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Lights, cameras, action! On Nov. 4-5, 2011, the Education Writers Association will hold its annual Higher Education Seminar in Los Angeles, hosted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA.
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Introducing Latino Ed Beat
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Anyone following U.S. education knows that the growth of the nation's Latino population is having an impact on schools.
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Introducing Latino Ed Beat
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Anyone following U.S. education knows that the growth of the nation's Latino population is having an impact on schools. To help journalists cover issues affecting Latino children and their schooling, we have just launched Latino Ed Beat, a new website that will serve as a continuously updated resource on young Latinos at every grade level.
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EWA Names New Board Members
Thursday, June 30, 2011
The National Education Writers Association is pleased to announce the election of a new slate of officers and the addition of three new members to its board of directors. The new board members are Felice Nudelman of The New York Times Company, Jonathan Schorr of the NewSchools Venture Fund, and Scott Widmeyer of Widmeyer Communications.
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EWA Names New Board Members
Thursday, June 30, 2011
The National Education Writers Association is pleased to announce the election of a new slate of officers and the addition of three new members to its board of directors. The new board members are Felice Nudelman of The New York Times Company, Jonathan Schorr of the NewSchools Venture Fund, and Scott Widmeyer of Widmeyer Communications.
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How We Did the Story: Contest Winners Share Tips on Ed Beat
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
On Ed Beat, several winners of our 2010 contest have shared the process they used to bring their acclaimed stories to their readers. This is a great resource for writers on the ed beat to pick up pointers for their own reporting, and to gain new insight into the stories that shaped the national education conversation in 2010.
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EWA Adds New Public Editor and Project Director
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The National Education Writers Association is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff members to its team.
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EWA Seeks Proposals to Host National Seminar
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The National Education Writers Association (EWA) is seeking proposals from research universities with a footprint in the education policy landscape to host EWA's 2012 National Seminar. Hosting this annual conference offers institutions a prime chance to make their mark in the media by showcasing their education expertise in early-childhood, K-12, and/or higher education before journalists from across the United States and beyond.
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How We Did the Story: Investigating For-Profit Colleges
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Bloomberg News reporter Dan Golden, who won EWA's Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting along with colleagues John Hechinger and John Lauerman, talks about his team investigated the shady enrollment practices and huge student debt loads of the for-profit college industry.
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EWA Seeks Beta Testers for EdMedia Commons
Monday, May 9, 2011
EWA will be introducing its online community, EdMedia Commons, in the coming months, and we need your help! EMC will be a community where journalists and experts can come together to share resources and discuss a wide range of topics related to education coverage.
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Bloomberg News team wins Hechinger Grand Prize in EWA contest
Friday, April 15, 2011
Dan Golden, John Hechinger and John Lauerman win for their investigative project, "Education Inc."
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EWA National Award Winners Announced
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Education Writers Association announces the winners of the 2010 National Awards for Education Reporting. The prestigious annual competition honors the best coverage of education in print and broadcast media. It is the only independent contest of its kind in the United States.
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Major National Reporting Collaborative Investigates How $100 Billion in Education Stimulus Money Has Been Spent
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
To coincide with the two-year anniversary of the stimulus, newspapers in dozens of cities are publishing an examination of spending on local education. Reporters have found that much of the stimulus money went to maintaining existing programs and staffing in schools. Also, many of the policy changes spurred by the stimulus money are already endangered by political squabbles and massive budget shortfalls.
The wave of coverage is the result of a partnership among The Hechinger Report, the Education Writers Association and more than 30 news outlets.
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Higher Ed Conference Recaps on EdBeat Blog
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The EWA's conference for higher education reporters was held in St. Petersburg on Feb. 4-5. If you couldn't make it, we'll be posting podcasts and panel recaps to the EdBeat blog. Click here for direct links.
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