Education and the Media tag:blogs.edweek.org,2012-02-06:/edweek/education_and_the_media//157 2019-05-14T16:57:03Z Mark Walsh is a contributing writer to Education Week and author of The School Law Blog. He has covered education issues for more than two decades and now looks at how schools are covered in the general news media and in the popular culture. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 Hail and Farewell to the Education and the Media Blog tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/edweek/education_and_the_media//157.79004 2019-05-14T16:56:00Z 2019-05-14T16:57:03Z Education Week's blog about media coverage of education and how schools are depicted in popular culture comes to a close, but its exploration of those issues will continue. Mark Walsh http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/mark.walsh.html Education Week's blog about media coverage of education and how schools are depicted in popular culture comes to a close, but its exploration of those issues will continue.
Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org. Coverage of Parkland and Aftermath Earn Education Writers Association Awards tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/edweek/education_and_the_media//157.79018 2019-05-07T18:00:00Z 2019-05-08T11:50:45Z Several news outlets win for coverage of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and issues related to school violence. Mark Walsh http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/mark.walsh.html Several news outlets win for coverage of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and issues related to school violence.
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Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org. ABC's 'Schooled,' a Spinoff of 'The Goldbergs,' Centers on Teachers tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/edweek/education_and_the_media//157.78267 2019-01-08T20:56:00Z 2019-01-08T20:56:38Z "Schooled" focuses on the new music teacher at William Penn Academy, a school based on the creator's own private school in Philadelphia. Mark Walsh http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/mark.walsh.html "Schooled" focuses on the new music teacher at William Penn Academy, a school based on the creator's own private school in Philadelphia.
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