Disgusted and demoralized, an education reporter left the beat he loved (Q and A)
Diversity, innovation, and strength; how to fix coverage of rural higher education (first-person)
Schools are ‘hugely dynamic places,’ says the Washington Post’s Eli Saslow (Q and A)
Splashy features are no substitute for beat reporting (about Cleveland coverage)
‘We wasted a lot of time:’ A veteran reporter reflects (Q and A with Linda Borg, Providence)
The Great Resignation comes to the education beat (my most recent)
How to report on monkeypox, polio, & COVID outbreaks without transmitting misinformation (commissioned)
‘Be more curious than furious;’ a veteran feature writer’s approach to hot-button topics (Q and A with TIME’s Belinda Luscombe)

Your teacher shortage stories are all wrong; here’s how to improve them (commissioned/contributor)

Hot viz summer: How to make data visualization your friend (commissioned/contributor)

Racial diversity in education news? Two steps forward, one step back (annual snapshot)

A wish list for EWA; 10 education journalists share their biggest hopes (reported roundup by me)

Hope, agency, and dignity: how the education beat could save journalism (commentary by me)

‘We could have been a lot louder,’ says NPR’s Anya Kamenetz (interview-based profile of her work by me)

Media accountability for school closings (commissioned/contributor)