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EWA 65th National Seminar

Learning from Leaders: What Works for Stories and Schools

EWA Teacher Evaluation Seminar

Evaluating Teachers: Beyond the Rhetoric

EWA Higher Ed Seminar for Journalists

20 Million Degrees and Rising: Meeting the Demand for More College Graduates, Nov. 4-5, 2011

2011 National Seminar Wrap-up

64th National Seminar Recovery and Reform: Aiming for Excellence in Uncertain Times

The Promise and Pitfalls of Improving the Teaching Profession

The discussion at our daylong conference went beyond the commonly discussed topics of teacher pay and evaluation to ask: Is it feasible to make entry into the profession more competitive? Why is there often a large gap between what aspiring teachers learn in school and the skills they need in the classroom? And why do so few teachers feel they are getting the help they need to improve?

Cheaper, Faster, Better: The Challenge Facing Higher Education

Feb. 4-5, 2011, Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Fla.

2010 National Seminar Recap

A look at events at the EWA National Seminar in San Francisco, California.

Recap: 2009 Reality Check - Where is Education Heading?

See what happened at EWA's 2009 national seminar in Washington, DC.

EWA follows Fellows for 2010 Research and Statistics Boot Camp

The National Education Writers Association (EWA) selected 20 journalists from newsrooms around the country to attend its sixth annual research and statistics training program.

Miles to Go: College Completion under the Obama Plan

EWA held its annual higher education meeting for reporters and editors Feb.19-20 in Washington, D.C.

Small Schools and High School Reform: Shrinking Size, Diminishing Returns?

School districts frequently look to the small schools model-- splitting up large high schools or creating with only a few hundred students-- when searching for ways to bolster student achievement and enhance the relationship between students and teachers.

TIPS FROM Math Lessons: A Webinar on Observing a Classroom

Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the University of Michigan School of Education, has been running an experimental summer program where she teaches math to rising fifth graders while observers --both teachers and researchers -- watch. The students are from local school districts, are generally from lower-income families, and are struggling with math.