A glimpse behind the reporter’s screen
One way I get story ideas is by reading education news from across the country and thinking about local implications.
But instead of visiting news sites for the papers in Washington, Boston, Atlanta and other cities individually, I get them all through RSS feeds via my Google Reader.
This blog also has an RSS feed you can subscribe to by entering this URL in your reader of choice: http://Blog.newsok.com/educationstation/feed (or click the “subscribe” button on the right-hand side of the homepage).
Also, here are some education blogs I check in on. Neither I nor The Oklahoman endorse any of the opinions expressed on the following pages.
Blogs by newspaper reporters:
Dallas ISD, Dallas Morning News
Get Schooled, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Gradebook, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Get on the Bus, Dayton (Ohio) Daily News
Meranda Writes, (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal & Courier
Organization-based blogs:
Education Election, Education Writers Association
Flypaper, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Roy’s Account, Oklahoma Education Association
There are also many blogs targeting particular interests at Education Week.
In the spirit of sharing, please use the comments section to share any education-related sites you like, and what you like or would like to see improved on the Education Station.
Wendy K. Kleinman
Education Reporter
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Comments
I also have a suggestion, though you may be limited since it is a company blog. Some of the other blogs reference other articles. I don’t see that much with the Education Station. I know you guys probably are not completely autonomous. Maybe to get more teachers involved, you could talk more about what zealous, tech-savvy teachers really care about, which is being better teachers and teaching their students more effectively. So, if you had discussion about the newest teaching methods or the latest information on teaching impoverished kids or something, maybe that would help. Public Policy is not always high on the lists of teachers.
Again, this information was very useful. I have a list of sites that I check for education news, but I had not done the RSS feed thing. Also, as an evil PR person, knowing what you are interested in helps me not to be a PR Spammer.