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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. For more, see our EWA Fundraising Guidelines.

Current Sustaining Funders (listed in alphabetical order)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Funders for Adolescent Science Translation
The Joyce Foundation
The Kern Family Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Lumina Foundation
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
The Spencer Foundation
The Wallace Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
W.T. Grant Foundation

Self-Care for Journalists 101
How to protect your mental health and physical well-being while covering crises like the COVID-19 pandemic
(EWA Radio: Episode 234)

April 6, 2020 Emily Richmond Subscribe to #ewaRADIO

Education reporters, like everyone else, are struggling to cope with the stress and many day-to-day challenges of life during a pandemic. At the same time, they’re working hard under difficult conditions to chronicle the impact on students, schools and families. and pitching in on broader coverage for their newsrooms.

Blog: The Educated Reporter

Word on the Beat: Remote Learning

April 3, 2020 Emily Richmond

As communities nationwide grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, educators are struggling to provide young people with meaningful opportunities to continue learning even with most public schools now closed. In this installment of Word on the Beat, we look at how digital tools are being put into quick action for K-12 education — and how that’s creating both opportunities and challenges for teachers, students, and families.

Blog: Higher Ed Beat

Five Story Angles on College Admissions During the Coronavirus Pandemic
How higher ed reporters can plan for their next enrollment-related story

April 2, 2020 Kim Clark

Amidst the tsunami of headline-making impacts from the coronavirus, this spring’s closure of nearly all the nation’s 4,200 college campuses could have some of the longest-term effects.

As higher education scrambles to provide instruction and prepare for whatever is next, “the big issue that’s out there is what will enrollment look like in fall 2020,” says Terry Hartle, a senior vice president at the American Council on Education, the largest membership organization of colleges.

EWA Radio

COVID-19 and New York City Schools
Covering the coronavirus pandemic, remote learning from the nation’s largest district
(EWA Radio: Episode 233)

April 1, 2020 Emily Richmond Subscribe to #ewaRADIO

With more than 1.1 million K-12 students, New York City’s public schools are dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on a massive scale. While district officials scramble to close the technology gap and get computers to students who need them, teachers are getting a crash course in the “do’s and don’ts” of remote instruction.

Blog: The Educated Reporter

Child Care and Early Learning During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Five Stories to Tell
How is COVID-19 impacting early childhood education?

March 25, 2020 Stacia Cedillo

The new coronavirus outbreak is sending shock waves through the nation’s K-12 and higher education systems. But how is the spread of COVID-19 affecting the littlest learners, ages 0 to 5, and the adults who teach and care for them?

The situation is fast evolving, and each state is responding to the child care conundrum differently. Here are five story ideas reporters can pursue to dig into the pandemic’s effects on their local early education workforce and the children and families they serve.

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

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