So pleased the first of my Spencer fellowship stories has published! Thank you Kytja Weir KFF Health News my amazing editor and Diane Webber!! kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

In the 20 years since Arkansas started sending home letters about schoolchildren’s weight, the state’s childhood obesity rates have grown to 24% from 21%,

Kavitha Cardoza reports ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/a…

Congratulations Sarah Sparks for receiving the 2024 Excellence in Media Reporting on Education Research Award from AERA!! Excellent choice!! Education Writers Association

As school districts depend more on technology, cyberattacks against those systems, and the sensitive data they store, are on the rise. Kavitha Cardoza NPR

Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students
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Schools and other local governments are learning some tough lessons as shown in this story by Kavitha Cardoza. We’re here to help local governments in Washington state begin building a healthy cybersecurity program with free cyber checkups! Learn more: sao.wa.gov/improving-gove…

Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students | NPR Kavitha Cardoza npr.org/2024/03/12/123…

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Thrilled to be on NPR abt #cybersecurity in #schools today. And another piece coming up later this week! All my thanks to my fantastic editor Nicole Cohen and audio genius Lauren Migaki. And thank you Hannah Bottino LA Johnson for the amazing art!

I feel sick to my stomach hearing about the layoffs at @WAMU, a place I loved. My former colleagues deserve SO MUCH better. The best thing about public media is it is directly accountable to the community so I am waiting to hear an explanation from mgmt. WeMakeWAMU is a union

Congratulations!!!

Another fantastic deep dive on cybersecurity by Mark Keierleber @the74 with NOLA.com nola.com/news/education…

Apply to be a Higher Ed Media Fellow by Feb 15! ctzn-schlr.org/hem-2024 I had a fabulous mentor (@jonmarcus) and lots of support (@gregtoppo) and learned a ton about Career and Technical Education when I reported on home health aides. bit.ly/414qynX

So looking forward to learning more!

Such an interesting story by Patrick O'Donnell The 74
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Congratulations Thomas!!!!!!!🤗

Amazing Jessica Votipka!!!! 👏👏🎉

As schools scramble to find teachers to serve kids with disabilities, ~1,500 MN special ed teachers work in regular ed classrooms, Beth Hawkins reports for The 74 Amid a lack of admin support for teachers drowning in paperwork, retention is a big problem the74million.org/article/exclus…

Looking for a summer internship? Dow Jones News Fund applications are due next week. This internship taught me skills I'm still using today and introduced me to talented journalists thriving in the industry! If you have questions, please reach out!

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A new personal essay from me on the impacts childhood trauma has on learning and why this issue should be a part of education coverage:

‘Adults failed me as a kid. I am a journalist today to be a watchdog for children.’ detroit.chalkbeat.org/2023/11/7/2394… (via Chalkbeat, Chalkbeat Detroit)

Grow-your-own teacher training programs have been around for decades, but they've exploded in number in recent years. Kavitha Cardoza The Hechinger Report

This teacher shortage solution has gone viral. But does it work?
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Covering the #ScienceOfReading ? Don't forget to explore the neuroscience, too.

There's no 'reading center' in the human brain, but there are areas dedicated to music & language. Research shows #MusicTraining is one way to prime the brain for reading.

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