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EWA Announces Contest Award Winners
Each year, EWA recognizes excellence on the education beat across multiple media through its National Awards for Education Reporting

EWA Board Member Named Antioch University Chancellor
Congratulations to EWA Board Member Felice Nudelman, who on March 19 was named the fifth chancellor of Antioch University. She will take over her new role on July 1, leaving The New York Times company after 12 years. Felice came to the EWA board through her work with the New York Times Knowledge Network, where she develops and oversees education initiatives. EWA extends its best wishes to Felice in this exciting new endeavor and is delighted that she will continue to serve on the EWA board.

Deciding Diversity: The Supreme Court Reconsiders Affirmative Action
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will take on the issue of affirmative action in college admissions for the first time since 2003. Our March 22 webinar will examine the potential impact of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin and will feature two veteran education reporters who will discuss Fisher, the history of affirmative action in higher ed, and the key points of this story education reporters need to understand.

New EWA Research Brief: What Studies Say About School Turnarounds
Efforts to overhaul struggling schools have existed for decades, but it wasn't until President Obama fortified the process with $3.5 billion in 2009 that the term school turnaround became etched in the public consciousness.

EWA Seminar on School Turnarounds: Are SIG Dollars Making a Difference?
At our upcoming seminar at the University of Chicago on March 24th, we'll take a close look at the federal School Improvement Grant program, the research base behind school turnarounds, and how charter schools factor into attempts to reimagine and reform chronically low-performing schools.

Browse and View Past EWA Webinars
If you couldn't make it to a live broadcast of a previous EWA webinar, we've collected all of them in one place. We'll update our webinars page as new events happen, so bookmark it and return regularly!

Education Colleges Cry Foul on Ratings

A nonprofit advocacy group is pushing colleges of education to participate in an effort to rate their teacher-preparation programs, but many of the schools are balking, arguing the project is flawed. Stephanie Banchero, Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2012

In Memphis Classrooms, the Ghost of Segregation Lingers On

Manassas, an all-black, nearly all-poor school, has a lot going for it: a new building, a new set of intensely dedicated teachers who willingly work on Saturdays, and the attention — and money — of national foundations and advocacy groups. The school could be a poster child for the “no-excuses” education reform movement, which argues that schools and teachers should be able to help all students succeed, regardless of the challenges they face outside of school. But the reforms that drove its success are now up in the air. Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report, Feb. 14, 2012

Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say

Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults. But a body of recently published scholarship suggests that the achievement gap between rich and poor children is widening, a development that threatens to dilute education’s leveling effects. Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times, Feb. 9, 2012

Using Value-Added Data to Evaluate Tennessee Teachers

To close the achievement gap between poor and affluent students in Tennessee, some students may need to learn at double the rate of their high-performing peers, according to Tennessee Department of Education materials. Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report, Feb. 6, 2012