Education Writers Association

08/17/2026

Journalists: If a transgender student-athlete petitions to join a school team in your local community, are you ready to cover the story? Join us TODAY for a free webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that schools and states can ban transgender female athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams. What does this mean for individual students, future litigation, and enforcement of Title IX?

At today's webinar, reporters and a legal expert will discuss legal implications, share story ideas, and answer your questions. Space is limited, so register now!

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender athletes playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams in school. Here's what to know.

12/05/2024

Education reporters often take the lead in the newsroom when it comes to covering school shootings.

Here are some best practices to keep in mind for your coverage.

There’s a question I’m asked all too often, and one I wish I never, ever had another reason to answer: How should reporters approach covering school shootings?

12/04/2024

Journalists: Want to save on your EWA Awards entry?

Apply for or renew your free EWA membership TODAY to be eligible for the early bird discount.

https://ewa.org/membership

12/04/2024

Many questions about the future of education have arisen after the presidential election. Join EWA’s webinar Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern to better prepare for what’s to come.

Two editors and two reporters will share strategies, story ideas and answer your questions during a roundtable discussion moderated by Emily Richmond.

- Kalyn Belsha, national reporter, Chalkbeat
- Eric Kelderman, senior writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Kayleigh Skinner, managing editor for equity and inclusion, Open Campus
- Eric Stirgus, education editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

https://ewa.org/events/upcoming-webinars/the-future-of-education-after-the-election-of-donald-trump

12/04/2024

Dual enrollment is exploding among high schoolers. Want to take your reporting on these courses further?

Join EWA for a webinar on dual enrollment’s outcomes and inequities today at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Learn about the latest research, data and more!

https://ewa.org/events/upcoming-webinars/is-dual-enrollment-increasing-access-to-college

12/03/2024

EWA is holding its 2025 Diving Into Data Workshop in Phoenix. Apply now for an opportunity to receive intensive, hands-on training from data coaches.

The deadline is Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Eastern.

https://ewa.org/events/upcoming-events/diving-into-data-workshop-2025

Apply now for the Education Writers Association's 2025 Diving Into Data Workshop to take your data skills to the next level.

11/27/2024

Are you curious about how education data can be used to inform academic recovery strategies and assess impact? Or maybe you want to dig into the growth of pathways programs guiding students toward college and careers.

If either of these issues interest you, apply to participate in EWA’s March programs at SXSW EDU in Austin.

The deadline to apply is Dec. 13.

https://ewa.org/events/upcoming-events/education-writers-association-at-sxsw-edu-2025

The Education Writers Association will hold training at SXSW EDU March 4-5, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Join us by applying today!

11/26/2024

With dual enrollment exploding among high schoolers, learn how to better report on these courses’ outcomes and investigate their inequities.

EWA will hold a webinar on dual enrollment on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Eastern. Hear from experts and other reporters about the latest research, story ideas to pursue and data to explore.

Register today!

https://ewa.org/events/upcoming-webinars/is-dual-enrollment-increasing-access-to-college

11/21/2024

Hey journalists: Want to learn Excel? Want to boost your data analysis skills?

Apply for EWA’s Diving Into Data Workshop by Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Eastern.

Participants will receive intensive, hands-on training from data coaches – veteran journalists adept at analyzing and reporting with education data.

https://ewa.org/events/upcoming-events/diving-into-data-workshop-2024

Apply now for the Education Writers Association's 2024 Diving Into Data Workshop to take your data skills to the next level.

11/20/2024

Brandi Kellam made an unsettling discovery while working on an investigative reporting project as part of a Columbia University Lipman Fellowship.

Christopher Newport University, a higher ed institution she frequented as a high school athlete competing in Virginia, had obscured its complete role in the dismantling of a Black community in Newport News.

In her own words, Brandi explains how she did the multi-story investigation with reporters at ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network and the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO.

She also shares how she built trust with sources – a growing challenge in today’s media landscape.

“I spent hours sitting at dining room tables or on living room couches, comparing notes from personal accounts that ultimately helped shape a narrative using the experiences of those from the community,” she explains in her piece for EWA.

The reporting team won the grand prize at the EWA Awards ceremony in Las Vegas last year. If you need inspiration this season, read this piece and then submit to the EWA Awards. (Entries are open!)

https://ewa.org/how-to-cover-the-story/how-christopher-newport-university-displaced-black-residents



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