2013 Recipients of the National Awards for Education Reporting
General News Outlets, Small Newsroom
Print or online journalism publications with 25 or fewer FTE newsroom staffers. Written sources of education news, such as dailies and news blogs, are eligible.
Single-Topic News or Feature
FIRST PRIZE
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Promise to Renew
Sara Neufeld
The Hechinger Report and NJ Spotlight
SECOND PRIZE
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Monterey
Superintendent Search
Claudia Meléndez Salinas
Monterey County Herald -
Learning Hilo
Alia Wong and PF Bentley (photographer)
Honolulu Civil Beat
THIRD PRIZE
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District 287
Beth Hawkins and Tom Nehil (web producer)
MinnPost
Beat Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Alia
Wong
Honolulu Civil Beat
SECOND PRIZE
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Beth
Hawkins
MinnPost (Minneapolis)
THIRD PRIZE
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Molly
Bloom
StateImpact Ohio
Investigative Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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School District Violates Rights of Children with
Disabilities
David DesRoches
The Darien Times
SECOND PRIZE
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Faking the Grade
Morgan Smith
The Texas Tribune
General News Outlets, Medium Newsroom
Print or online journalism publications with a FTE newsroom staff of 26 to 99 employees. Written sources of education news, such as dailies and news blogs, are eligible.
Single-Topic News or Feature
FIRST PRIZE
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Coverage
of Philadelphia School Closings
Benjamin Herold, Dale Mezzacappa, Kimberly Paynter, Michellde Schmitt, Paul Socolar, and Todd Vachon
Philadelphia Public School Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks
SECOND PRIZE
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Investing in
Isaias
Daniel Connolly and Karen Pulfer Focht
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
THIRD PRIZE
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Culture of
Learning: Education the Asian Way
Dave Breitenstein
The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Beat Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Jane
Stancill
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
SECOND PRIZE
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Mackenzie
Ryan
Florida Today
THIRD PRIZE
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Doug
Livingston
Akron Beacon Journal
Investigative Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Collapse
of the Doc Hurley Scholarship Foundation
Vanessa de la Torre and Matthew Kauffman
The Hartford Courant
SECOND PRIZE
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Rod
Frazier Groping Investigation
Chris Anderson and Katy Bergen
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
THIRD PRIZE
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Throwaway Kids
Susan Ferriss
The Center for Public Integrity
General News Outlets, Large Newsroom
Print or online journalism publications with a FTE newsroom staff of more than 100 employees. Written sources of education news, such as dailies and news blogs, are eligible.
Single-Topic News or Feature
FIRST PRIZE
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Advanced
Placement
Liz Bowie
The Baltimore Sun
SECOND PRIZE
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Even Odds
Jill Tucker and Lacy Atkins
The San Francisco Chronicle -
Student’s Home-Schooling Highlights Debate Over Va. Religious
Exemption Law
Susan Svrluga
The Washington Post
THIRD PRIZE
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Wracked With Cancer, St. Petersburg Senior has One Goal:
Graduation
Lisa Gartner
Tampa Bay Times
Beat Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Denise-Marie
Ordway
The Orlando Sentinel
SECOND PRIZE
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Larry
Gordon
Los Angeles Times
THIRD PRIZE
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Lisa
Gartner
Tampa Bay Times
Investigative Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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UNO: For insiders, Charter Schools
Pay
Dan Mihalopoulos
Chicago Sun-Times
SECOND PRIZE
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Broken
Pledges
David Glovin and John Hechinger
Bloomberg News -
Evan Dobelle: The
Downfall of a Jet-Setting University President
Andrea Estes, Todd Wallack, and Scott Allen
The Boston Globe
THIRD PRIZE
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Tony Bennett
Scandal
Tom LoBianco
The Associated Press
Education-Only News Outlets
Print, online or broadcast journalism outlets that cover exclusively education, maintain editorial independence and are not published or produced by advocacy groups, professional organizations, higher education institutions, alumni periodicals or think tanks. There are no size restrictions.
Single-Topic News or Feature
FIRST PRIZE
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The Second Chance
Club
Eric Hoover and Sara Lipka
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SECOND PRIZE
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Education
issues in NYC Mayor’s Race
Philissa Cramer, Sarah Darville, Geoff Decker, and Patrick Wall
Chalkbeat New York
THIRD PRIZE
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Education
in Indian Country: Running in Place
Lesli A. Maxwell, Swikar Patel, Megan Garner, Debra Viadero, Elizabeth Rich, Chienyi Cheri Hung, Gina Tomko, Vanessa Solis, Alyson Klein, Charlie Borst, Mary Ellen Deily, Doris Nhan, and Jon Reyhner
Education Week -
Common
Core, State-by-State
Sarah Carr, Barbara Kantrowitz, Jackie Mader, Sara Neufeld, and Pat Wingert
The Hechinger Report
Beat Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Audrey
Williams June
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SECOND PRIZE
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Ry
Rivard
Inside Higher Ed
THIRD PRIZE
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Sarah
Carr
The Hechinger Report -
Jon
Marcus
The Hechinger Report
Investigative Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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The Gates Effect
Goldie Blumenstyk, Kelly Field, Ben Gose, Joshua Hatch, Xarissa Holdaway, Katherine Mangan, Brian O’Leary, Marc Parry, Jennifer Ruark, and Beckie Supiano
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SECOND PRIZE
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SUPES Academy
Sarah Karp
Catalyst Chicago
Broadcast
Entries may include spot news, feature segments, special programs, newscasts, streamed online stories, or podcasts for television or radio journalism organizations that maintain editorial independence and are not produced by lobbying groups, professional organizations, educational institutions, alumni periodicals, advocates or think tanks.
Single-Topic News or Feature
FIRST PRIZE
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REBIRTH: New
Orleans
John Merrow, Jane Renaud, David Wald, and Jessica Windt
Learning Matters
SECOND PRIZE
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The View From
Here: Class Dismissed
Kaitlin Bane, Joe Barr, Emma Bowman, Paul Conley, David Fuentez, Cosmo Garvin, Al Gibes, Steve Milne, Julia Mitric, Veronika Nagy, Andrew Nixon, Rebecca Plevin, Alan Ray, Jesikah Maria Ross, and Catherine Stifter
Capital Public Radio (Sacramento, Calif.)
THIRD PRIZE
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DPS Kids Get Away with Death Threats, Fights and More, Teachers
Say
Jenny Brundin
Colorado Public Radio
Beat Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Jenny
Brundin
Colorado Public Radio
SECOND PRIZE
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Dan
Carsen
Southern Education Desk/WBHM
THIRD PRIZE
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Rob Manning (Editing by Eve Epstein)
Oregon Public Radio
Investigative Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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This
American Life: Harper High School
Alex Blumberg, Ben Calhoun, Ira Glass, Sarah Koening, Alex Kotlowitz, Linda Lutton, Miki Meek, Jonathan Menjivar, Lisa Pollak, Brian Reed, Robyn Semien, Alissa Shipp, Julie Snyder, and Nancy Updike
WBEZ (Chicago)
SECOND PRIZE
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Yesterday’s
Dropouts
Tara Boyle and Kavitha Cardoza
WAMU (Washington, D.C.)
THIRD PRIZE
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Bilingual
Learning
Sean Dillingham, Deepa Fernandes, Chris Keller, Evelyn Larrubia, Maya Sugarman, Jon White, and Eric Zassenhaus
KPCC (Pasadena, Calif.)
Audio/Video from Non-Broadcast Outlet
FIRST PRIZE
- Education in Indian Country: Running in Place
Megan Garner, Swikar Patel, Lesli Maxwell, Debra Viadero, Chienyi Cheri Hung, and Doris Nhan
Education Week
Magazines & Weeklies
Print and online magazines and weekly newspapers that are editorially independent and not published by advocacy groups.
Feature Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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Working for
Superman
Patrick Michels
The Texas Observer
SECOND PRIZE
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Will New Teacher Evaluations Help or Hurt Chicago’s
Schools?
Sara Neufeld
The Hechinger Report (Appearing in The Atlantic)
THIRD PRIZE
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What Kentucky Can Teach the Rest of the U.S. About the Common
Core
Sarah Butrymowicz
The Hechinger Report (Appearing in The Atlantic)
Investigative Reporting
FIRST PRIZE
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College Aid
Advisors
Kim Clark
Money Magazine
Data Journalism
A story or series that features exceptional use of data gathering, analysis and/or data visualization produced by an independent print, online or broadcast journalism outlet.
Small Newsroom
FIRST PRIZE
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2013 College
Rankings
Paul Glastris, Kevin Carey, and Robert Kelchen
Washington Monthly
Medium Newsroom
FIRST PRIZE
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Executive
Compensation at Private Colleges, 2011
Jonah Newman and Brian O’Leary
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SECOND PRIZE
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NC
Superintendents’ Contracts Packed with Perks
Kelly Hinchcliffe and Tyler Dukes
WRAL (Raleigh, N.C.)
THIRD PRIZE
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Remedial
Education in West Michigan
Brian McVicar and Monica Scott
MLive Media Group / Grand Rapids Press
Large Newsrooms
No Winners
Opinion Journalism
Eligible entries are produced by journalists and appear in independent news outlets of any size. Such outlets are not published by lobbying groups, professional organizations, educational institutions, alumni periodicals, advocates, advocacy groups or think tanks.
FIRST PRIZE
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Kate T. Grossman
Chicago Sun-Times
SECOND PRIZE
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Jeffrey Selingo
The Chronicle of Higher Education
THIRD PRIZE
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Susan Nielsen
The Oregonian
Education Organizations & Experts
Content written or produced by advocacy groups, professional organizations, higher education institutions, alumni periodicals, think tanks, and individual advocates, academics, policy analysts, activists and bloggers are eligible.
Continuing Coverage of an Issue
FIRST PRIZE
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Educator
Challenges the Common Core
Anthony Cody
Education Week
SECOND PRIZE
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Continuing
Coverage of Common Core
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, Kathleen Porter-Magee, and Sol Stern
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
THIRD PRIZE
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ZIP Codes
and Public Education
Brenda Álvarez, Edward Graham, Cindy Long, Anita Merina, John Rosales, and Tim Walker
National Education Association
Best Blog
FIRST PRIZE
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Ed Central
Laura Bornfreund, Stephen Burd, Kevin Carey, Jason Delisle, Rachel Fishman, Lisa Guernsey, Alex Holt, Anne Hyslop, Amy Laitinen, Clare McCann, Mary Alice McCarthy, Ben Miller, Lindsey Tepe, Melissa Tooley, Ross van der Linde, and Conor Williams
New America Foundation
SECOND PRIZE
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Common Core
Watch
Jennifer Borgioli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Kathleen Porter-Magee, and Jason Zimba
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
THIRD PRIZE
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The Torch
Joseph Cohn, William Creeley, Susan Kruth, Greg Lukianoff, Nico Perrino, and Catherine Sevcenko
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Stand-alone Feature
FIRST PRIZE
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‘No Excuses’
Kids Go to College
Robert Pondiscio
Education Next
SECOND PRIZE
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A Factory of
Excellence?
Sarah Ovaska and Ricky Leung
N.C. Policy Watch
THIRD PRIZE
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How Elite Law Schools Are Offering Free Rides on the Taxpayers’
Dime
Jason Delisle and Alex Holt
New America Foundation (Appearing in The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Thought Piece/Opinion
FIRST PRIZE
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A
Sandy Hook Parent’s Letter to Teachers
Nelba Marquez-Greene
Education Week
SECOND PRIZE
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Learning About
Love
Richard Weissbourd and Rebecca Givens Rolland
Harvard Education Letter
THIRD PRIZE
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Too
Much ‘Merit Aid’ Requires No Merit
Kevin Carey
The Chronicle of Higher Education