A new report from Bellwether's Nora Weber & others confirms that national education news is losing its identity. But there's at least one viable alternative.

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NEW: Disaster, decentralization, & the slow climb back to school transparency

"We were the enforcers of public meetings law." - The Lens' @martajewson.bsky.social

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Like many journalists, former WAMU ed reporter
@jennyabamu.bsky.social had long resisted video-first content creation. But then she figured out a way to join in that worked -- and she's got ideas how others could, too:

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NEW: A wild week in DC, non-traditional education news, & Trump’s big commencement speech: 🏆 Best Education Journalism of the Week 🏆 (06/06/2025)

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Everyday classroom disruptions are pervasive and growing, says veteran educator Gail Johnson. But there's enormous resistance among parents and journalists about acknowledging the problem.

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Coming tomorrow: THE LOST DECADE's Steven Wilson talks with me about misguided external forces that derailed high-achieving charter networks & 'feckless' reform leaders who failed to stand up. But will he name names (like I will)?

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The best education journalism of the week was "Can $1,000 a month help more students land nursing careers?" by @rebeccaplevin.bsky.social Levin of the Los Angeles Times.

Other great stories we liked came from DMN, Hechinger, & CALMatters.

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"I think there's somewhat of a dialing back of the kind of super super-intense tribalism that occurred during the pandemic... But by and large, the media system is still the same." - David Zweig

NEW: How to cover the *next* education crisis?
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My favorite parts of this new David Zweig interview are his reflections on the reporting he wishes he'd done in Europe & his insights into the journalistic benefits of feeling like an outsider:

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The case against Anthony Fauci
On the fifth anniversary of the COVID outbreak, a new book examines where American science — and politics — went wrong. archive.md/Bni5b

Live Event: On Friday 2/21/25 at 9AM Eastern, featuring reporters from the New York Times, Boston Globe, and The Hill discussing the challenges of covering the first month of Trump 2.0 with me.

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NEW: Teachers fall behind in diversity. Another school sexual predator scandal. Let's reflect on the 2024 election and make predictions for 2025?

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I understand the urge, but Blue Sky Starter Packs are pretty much the *opposite* of what I want journalists to be doing right now.

Find journalists who aren't in your bubble. Follow some parents, educators, & immigrants who voted for Trump anyway. Watch Rogan on schools or COVID lockdowns. Etc.

Who's the Joe Rogan of education — the nontraditional information-distributor who's become popular enough to influence journalists and newsmakers. Do we have one? Anyone close? No self-nominations.

To channel @jayrosen.bsky.social's stakes>horserace mantra, the key journalistic question isn't whether or Republicans can abolish the USDE or not but rather the question if and how students' lives would likely be affected.

It's a much more important question. I'd love to see more about that.

Can we watch them closely and hope to stop the incoming administration from doing crazy things, but not treat *everything* that they support and do as crazy?

Otherwise, I fear that journalism becomes a tool of the Democratic party and the groups rather than an independent endeavor.