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Recommendations to Help Reporters and Editors Get up to Speed on ESSA

Recommendations to Help Reporters and Editors Get up to Speed on ESSA

August 18, 2017

Alexander Russo writes on Phi Delta Kappan that “mainstream news coverage of ESSA so far has been skimpy & superficial, given how important the new federal education law is going to be in coming years.” However, “there’s still more than enough time for education reporters and editors to grab hold of the story.” Russo provides recommendations to help reporters and editors get up to speed, focus on what’s important, and figure out “storytelling tricks.”