.Chalkbeat’s Student Voices Fellowship applications are live. For 2024-25, we’re running our teen essay-writing program in NYC and, for the first time, in Detroit. cc: Chalkbeat New York Chalkbeat Detroit chalkbeat.org/2024/08/02/stu…

📢Are you a #Hispanic student attending an HSI. I would love to talk to you about your experience at the campus and whether you believe it is actually serving Hispanic students for an The Associated Press story. 📢 DMs are open or email me: [email protected] #journorequest

“Hey. Hi. Did Education Week interview VP candidate Tim Walz in 2007 when he left his job as a teacher for Capitol Hill?” “What a specific question! Yes, we did.” edweek.org/policy-politic…

Thrilled to be back at AAJA in Austin this week! Come say hi, especially if you have questions about it working for The Associated Press!!

The Assembly is essential NC reading!! Been a subscriber since my days in Charlotte — local news deserves beautifully written, deeply reported pieces as much as any national story, and it’s been so great to see this being fulfilled.

Student journalists: Apply to The Chronicle of Higher Education's Fall Reporting Workshop! jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/thechron… ⌚️Deadline: August 19 at 5 PM ET 📅Sessions will be held in DC September 19-20 ❓Reach out to Sarah Brown 🍕We cover travel, lodging, and food

BREAKING: More than 100 pregnant women were turned away from ERs or negligently treated since 2022, an AP analysis finds. apnews.com/article/pregna…

Student journalism: In his 17 months as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts, high-paying positions for his GOP allies. Garrett Shanley The Alligator alligator.org/article/2024/0…

For an assigned chair at a table with access to an electrical outlet at the DNC, that will cost a newsroom $751. Missed the advance rate? That will now be $911. Some Chicago outlets say the cost is prohibitive — and it comes as the DNC invites influencers wbez.org/2024/08/14/wha…

Ten of 24 people injured by gunfire at the Super Bowl parade were under the age of 18. KFF Health News and KCUR chronicle their struggles to resume a normal life and continue their education. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/k…

1 out of every 4 students is chronically absent. The serious challenges of pandemic academic recovery are very much with us. New data and reporting from my The Associated Press collaboration.👇 apnews.com/article/school…

New: The mom of a teen girl handcuffed + threatened with jail by a Detroit judge because she fell asleep in his courtroom and gave him "attitude" told Detroit Free Press why her daughter might've been tired. The family currently doesn't have a permanent spot to stay freep.com/story/news/loc…

NEW: Citing a new law that Governor Chris Sununu signed last month to bar transgender girls from girl's school sports, a N.H. superintendent notified Parker Tirrell, 15, that she won't be allowed to join her teammates for soccer practice this Monday. bostonglobe.com/2024/08/16/met…

This week The Associated Press launched its latest package on chronic absenteeism, documenting how and why the problem has persisted -- and what's working to improve the numbers apnews.com/article/school… 1/

NEW: Spent last year trying to capture the stunning story of how hundreds of Americans — current and former military members, diplomats, intelligence officers, civilians — have struggled in obscurity to help the Afghans left behind. W/ ⁦Rebecca Santana⁩ apnews.com/article/f6a42b…

In the 10 years since Ferguson, the work around racial justice has always been tied to education, especially on policing and disproportionate discipline. On the progress made, and work to be done, with Cheyanne Mumphrey and Sharon Lurye for The Associated Press apnews.com/article/fergus…

"In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common...." apnews.com/article/books-… from Sharon Lurye

Locking back in to NC politics...

The feds confirmed an Ann Arbor middle school counselor answered a request from a Muslim student of Palestinian ancestry by saying she does not "negotiate w/ terrorists" Story by Lily Altavena freep.com/story/news/edu… via Detroit Free Press