Check it out: Ballotpedia is tracking school cellphone policies across the nation... and invited me to speak about NYC school cellphone policies for its podcast. 📻 Listen here: pod.link/1657489541/epi…

Hereee we go! It's almost fall. We'll have flu, RSV, and Covid-19 vaccines. It’s hard to keep track, so here are the what, who, and when. There are some nuances for those looking for ultimate protection, but in the end, the best vaccine is the one you get!

Happy first day of school Philly!

"So as we leave the news ecosystem after 57 years," Wayne Cabot added, "we implore you to find that next trusted source: Use it, support it in word and in deed. It is the most patriotic thing you can do, and the most satisfying."

👋Healthbeat is officially live! Our new platform is working to help everyone understand how the public health system works so we can all work to make it better. Think of our reporting (via Civic News Company and KFF Health News) as a community health forecast. healthbeat.org

Civic News Company KFF Health News Eliza Fawcett Rebecca Grapevine We’ll be covering topics like: 🦠 Infectious diseases 🔎Localized community health forecasts ⚠️Safety for air, water and food What do you want us to cover? We want to hear from you.

Happy Official Birthday to Healthbeat! HB is Civic News Company's third newsroom, launching today with reporting in NYC and Atlanta (and nationally in partnership with KFF Health News).

🥳 Hurrah for Healthbeat !

Everyone is growing up 🥹 and making me proud 💪🏻 chalkbeat.org/2024/08/26/mee…

We’re building Healthbeat to help everyone understand how the public health system works so we can all work to make it better. healthbeat.org/2024/08/26/wel…

so excited to say I’ve joined Healthbeat as their founding engagement editor! as an internet obsessed journalist, I’ve always cared about engaging audiences with critical journalism within an evolving digital landscape. now, my 1st order of bizz: getting you to follow us 👇

We have a ~fresh~ new look at chalkbeat.org! And the change comes as we launch a new sibling site. Meet Healthbeat, which is officially launching today to cover public health. 🎉👇

📻 Healthbeat New York City reporter Eliza Fawcett will be on WNYC 🎙's Brian Lehrer Show this morning discussing all things Covid, Mpox and West Nile. Tune in at 10:40am! wnyc.org/shows/bl

That's a significant shift from the message Chancellor Banks gave on June 26, when he said "you’re going to hear, within the next two weeks, the big announcement, but I will tell you we are very much leaning towards banning cell phones:" chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

A setback for parents and teachers who were eager for a citywide ban on cell phones

UPDATED: Who is running for Chicago school board? 32 candidates' names will be printed on the ballot. Here an updated list from Chalkbeat Chicago chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…

Agreed, great choice The New York Times. Go Sarah Garland!

HEY Y'ALL Votebeat HAS FREE STUFF FOR REPORTERS COVERING VOTING THIS SEASON. Most excitingly: A Slack channel open to journalists in local and non-profit newsrooms with *literally dozens* of experts who can answer instant questions on the record. accounts.muckrock.com/election-hub/r…

I'm serious about this. For a month and a half, journalists can just fling voting questions out to like two dozen experts and see which one answers first i am not making this up has sourcing ever been easier it has not