I have written about K-12 education and higher education for Elevate Teaching, Crain’s Detroit, MLive, The Ann Arbor News, Kokomo Tribune, and Big Rapids Pioneer.
Why educators want you to think there’s a teacher shortage
Kokomo Tribune article that won a first-place Hoosier State Press Association award for best news coverage with no deadline pressure.
Educational Implications of Homelessness & Housing Instability in Detroit
Developed and implemented a communications strategy to share findings from a multi-year University of Michigan research project on student homelessness.
Ypsilanti’s School-of-Choice Battle Continues
Series for The Ann Arbor News / MLive on the experiences of the first class of seniors who spent their high school years in the newly-consolidated school district.
Teaching Success: Bouncing back from ‘ineffective’
Part of a five-part series for the Big Rapids Pioneer discussing the different aspects of successful teaching and how to identify and reward great teachers, in light of changes to Michigan’s teacher tenure and evaluation process.
LGBTQ students at Christian colleges refuse to choose between sexuality and faith
MLive article that won awards for enterprise reporting and innovative storytelling from the Associated Press and Michigan Press Association.
Lauren Slagter Strategic Communications 