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Current Sustaining Funders

October 10, 2014

The Education Writers Association is grateful for the generous support it receives from foundations.

EWA retains sole editorial control over its programming and content.

Current Sustaining Funders (listed in alphabetical order)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Joyce Foundation
The Kern Family Foundation
Lumina Foundation
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Pritzker Children’s Initiative
The Wallace Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation

Is It Time to Turn The Page on How Schools Teach Reading?
Outdated instructional approaches are hurting student learning, experts say
(EWA Radio: Episode 181)

September 19, 2018 Emily Richmond Subscribe to #ewaRADIO

Across the country, the way most students are being taught to read is out of step with more than 40 years of scientific research on how children learn this essential skill. That’s the case being made in a new radio documentary from APM Reports’ Emily Hanford, who describes the devastating domino effect of inadequate literacy instruction on students’ academic progress and opportunities.

Blog: The Educated Reporter

From Passion Project to Career: A Reporter’s Story
To Cover Education Well, Says Trisha Powell Crain, Know Your Community.

September 14, 2018 Marquita Brown

For Trisha Powell Crain, the statewide education reporter for AL.com (Alabama Media Group), the path to journalism was not a traditional one. She started out as a parent of school-aged children asking hard questions of local education officials.

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When School Funding Isn’t Fair
What does educational inequity look like in Pennsylvania's schools?
(EWA Radio: Episode 180)

September 12, 2018 Emily Richmond Subscribe to #ewaRADIO

In recent years, multiple U.S. Secretaries of education, appointed by both Republicans and Democrats, have called access to quality public schools a civil rights issue. At the same time, a growing number of states face court challenges to how they fund their K-12 systems, amid concerns that current approaches exacerbate inequities, particularly for historically underserved groups like students of color.

Blog: The Educated Reporter

More Than Numbers: Getting Inside the Data on Student Absenteeism
As states prepare for new ESSA reporting requirements, advocates push for accountability, raising family awareness

September 5, 2018 Emily Richmond

With a new federal accountability mandate looming, teachers and school administrators are trying just about everything to improve student attendance — from offering cold cash to students who show up regularly to texting warning messages to parents when their kids miss class.

These efforts come as some advocates and researchers warn that the nation faces a “chronic absenteeism” crisis.

Blog: The Educated Reporter

Homeboy Industries Offers Former Gang Members Job Training, a Second Chance

September 4, 2018 Shannon Gilchrist for EWA

If a Los Angeles gang member decides to seek a new start, he or she can walk through the front door of Homeboy Industries in West Los Angeles and its founder, “Father G,” typically will come out of his office and welcome them with open arms.

State of the Education Beat
Nation’s Education Reporters Confident They’re Making a Difference

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