EDUCATION WRITERS ASSOCIATION

AS THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS COVERING EDUCATION, EWA HAS SUPPORTED JOURNALISTS FOR OVER 75 YEARS. TODAY, ITS MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS, TRAINING, INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND RECOGNITION. EWAS LONG-TERM VISION IS DRIVEN BY THE BELIEF THAT: EXCELLENT EDUCATION JOURNALISM FOSTERS INFORMED CITIZENS AND LEADERS. INFORMED CITIZENS AND LEADERS MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ABOUT EDUCATION. BETTER DECISIONS LEAD TO IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES AND A MORE PARTICIPATORY SOCIETY. HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION JOURNALISM PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN IMPROVING EDUCATION. STRENGTHENING THE SKILLS OF EDUCATION WRITERS, SUPPORTING THEIR WORK, AND RAISING THE PROMINENCE OF THE EDUCATION BEAT ARE CENTRAL TO EWAS MISSION. QUALITY JOURNALISM RESULTS IN A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, THEREBY STRENGTHENING EDUCATION FOR ALL. EWA ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES: QUALITY: EWA HELPS MEMBERS PRODUCE THE HIGHEST-QUALITY COVERAGE TO FOSTER PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT. COMMUNITY: EWA BUILDS CONNECTIONS AMONG PROFESSIONALS COVERING EDUCATION, PROMOTING COLLABORATION, LEARNING, AND HIGH STANDARDS OF JOURNALISM. PROFESSIONALISM: EWA EMPHASIZES FAIRNESS, ACCURACY, TRANSPARENCY, AND INDEPENDENCE IN COVERING EDUCATION ISSUES. DIVERSITY: EWA ADVOCATES FOR DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION WRITERS, ISSUES, AND PERSPECTIVES, STRIVING TO SERVE A BROAD RANGE OF EDUCATION CONTENT CREATORS. MEMBERSHIP EWAS LARGEST MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY INCLUDES REPORTERS, EDITORS, AND JOURNALISM PROFESSORS WHOSE PRIMARY WORK IS IN INDEPENDENT NEWS MEDIA. EWA ALSO OFFERS STUDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS, WITH MOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS EMPLOYED AS COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. EWAS STAFF INCLUDES VETERAN EDUCATION JOURNALISTS AND EDITORS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN REPORTING AND EDITING EDUCATION-RELATED STORIES. TRAINING AND EVENTS EWA OFFERS A ROBUST CALENDAR OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON TRAINING AND EVENTS DESIGNED TO BOLSTER JOURNALISTS SKILLS IN COVERING THE U.S. EDUCATION SECTOR, FROM EARLY YEARS THROUGH ADULTHOOD. NATIONAL SEMINAR: A THREE-DAY FLAGSHIP EVENT THAT ADDRESSES KEY EDUCATION ISSUES AND PROVIDES SKILL-BUILDING SESSIONS. HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS AND EDUCATION COMMUNICATORS ATTEND ANNUALLY. THE SEMINAR ALSO FEATURES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION REPORTING. HIGHER EDUCATION SEMINAR: A SMALLER ANNUAL EVENT FOCUSED ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, OFFERING BOTH ISSUE-BASED DISCUSSIONS AND PRACTICAL SKILLS SESSIONS FOR JOURNALISTS. DIVING INTO DATA WORKSHOPS: INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AIMED AT IMPROVING JOURNALISTS ABILITY TO USE DATA IN THEIR REPORTING, WITH CUSTOMIZED COACHING ON SPECIFIC DATASETS. WEBINARS: EWA OFFERS INTERACTIVE ONLINE EVENTS ON EDUCATION TOPICS AND JOURNALISTIC SKILLS. THESE FREE, ACCESSIBLE SESSIONS PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR TRAVEL. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES: VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT BRING MEMBERS TOGETHER REGULARLY OVER MONTHS TO DISCUSS SIGNIFICANT EDUCATION ISSUES. CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT EWA REPORTING FELLOWSHIPS: FINANCIAL AWARDS AND ASSISTANCE FOR JOURNALISTS TO UNDERTAKE AMBITIOUS EDUCATION REPORTING PROJECTS. SINCE 2016, EWA HAS SUPPORTED A WIDE RANGE OF JOURNALISTIC ENDEAVORS WITH THESE FELLOWSHIPS. CUSTOMIZED COACHING: EWAS PUBLIC EDITOR OFFERS FREE, CONFIDENTIAL COACHING TO JOURNALISTS NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION COVERAGE OR ADVANCING THEIR CAREERS. RECOGNITION NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EDUCATION REPORTING: AN ANNUAL COMPETITION RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION JOURNALISM ACROSS VARIOUS CATEGORIES, WITH THE TOP PRIZE BEING THE FRED M. HECHINGER GRAND PRIZE FOR DISTINGUISHED EDUCATION REPORTING. THE RONALD MOSKOWITZ PRIZE RECOGNIZES THE BEST EDUCATION BEAT REPORTER. ONLINE RESOURCES EWAS WEBSITE (EWA.ORG) PROVIDES EXTENSIVE RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT GOVERNANCE, MEMBERSHIP, EVENT REGISTRATION, EXPERT DIRECTORIES, AND MORE. IT ALSO HOSTS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON KEY ISSUES, BLOG POSTS, AND EWA RADIO, A PODCAST FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERIENCED EDUCATION JOURNALISTS.