How to Report on Education in America
Learn how NBC News’ chief education correspondent Rehema Ellis finds the major stories impacting the country’s schools and universities.
There are about 50 million students attending public schools in 13,000 school districts across the United States. But Ellis wants her viewers to understand that the quality of our education system affects the entire population.
“If you want an American economy to be strong, and to be stronger, it’s important for everybody to say education is important,” she said. “In terms of the top, economically developed countries in the world, in K-12 education, we’re not in the top 10. That should be important to everybody, whether you’ve got a kid in school or not.”
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Know Your Beat: Education Reporting
1:04 - The Nation's Report Card
1:49 - Talk to the community
2:25 - Local sources
2:47 - Scope of education stories
3:31 - Follow the money
4:23 - Education means a stronger American economy
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