Sunday
Jul192009
So You Want to Be a Teacher
So you want to be a Teacher
A former journalist offers some caveats, but presses ahead on his quest to change professions
Voices: An Open Forum for Journalists and Educators on Education Coverage
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Jul192009
Persistence Pays Off in Investigation of Teachers' Sexual Misconduct
Persistence Pays Off in Investigation of Teachers' Sexual Misconduct
We've all seen the stories about teachers who've gotten in trouble for sexual misconduct of one sort or another. But my editors wanted to know just how serious the problem was.
Sunday
Jul192009
Thinking of Starting An Education Blog? Here's A Few Tips
Thinking of Starting An Education Blog? Here's A Few Tips
Every paper should have some type of honest community forum on education--the subject is too important not to. I started my own blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in January, 2005 in hopes of finding a home for details in my reporter's notebook that never made it into my stories.
Sunday
Jul192009
A Portrait of the Nation's Most Famous Voucher Program: From the Classroom
A Portrait of the Nation's Most Famous Voucher Program: From the Classroom
The rhetoric is always heated about Milwaukee's controversial school voucher program. But, too often, the rhetoric is out of touch with reality.
Sunday
Jul192009
From Journalist to Teacher: One Reporter's Year in the Classroom
From Journalist to Teacher: One Reporter's Year in the Classroom
One summer day I saw an advertisement by the Philadelphia School District telling me I could "make a difference in a child's life" by becoming a teacher.
