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Hey all,As the first day of school aproaches, I am trying to brainstorm ideas for coverage. We will most likely do one wrap-up story of the whole day.We thought about visiting different schools and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mikhail Zinshteyn Aug 13, 2012.
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Luvon Roberson replied to Tracey McManus's discussion First day of school coverage"I'm new to education reporting/commentary -- only since May 2012! -- so I'll likely tend to suggest topics that may be off-track. That said, here goes...
o Perhaps a different type of story each day about the challenges -- & triumphs…"
Mackenzie Ryan replied to Tracey McManus's discussion First day of school coverage"School started yesterday in my district, and this year I wanted to focus on narrative vignettes to capture transitional moments readers could relate to. We also tried to capture each level and public/private school mix to reflect our community.
The…"
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Hey all,As the first day of school aproaches, I am trying to brainstorm ideas for coverage. We will most likely do one wrap-up story of the whole day.We thought about visiting different schools and doing little vignettes or finding one student to follow on his/her first day of high school todo a more profile type story.Still thinking...Any good ideas for fresh angles on first day of (k-12) school coverage?Thanks,TraceySee More
Sarah Hughes replied to Tracey McManus's discussion First day of school coverage"There is a lot of effort to smooth the transition between 12th grade and college. P-20 Councils look at this.
But what about the tremendous transition between early ed and kindergarten?
Kids coming into kindergarten may be coming from any…"
Mikhail Zinshteyn replied to Tracey McManus's discussion First day of school coverage"U.S. News & World Report wrote a back to school story on daily deals sites selling discounted goods aimed at students returning to the…"
Tracey McManus replied to Tracey McManus's discussion First day of school coverage"Yeah, all good ideas! At this point I think I'm going to try to shadow one student on the first day and do a profile type story.
Thanks!"
Emily Richmond replied to Tracey McManus's discussion First day of school coverage"Tracey, are there any brand-new principals starting their first assignment? Perhaps you could shadow one for a few days leading up to the start of school?
How about a photo feature? Does your district have a central kitchen that might be working the…"
Tracey McManus posted a discussionFirst day of school coverage
Hey all,As the first day of school aproaches, I am trying to brainstorm ideas for coverage. We will most likely do one wrap-up story of the whole day.We thought about visiting different schools and doing little vignettes or finding one student to follow on his/her first day of high school todo a more profile type story.Still thinking...Any good ideas for fresh angles on first day of (k-12) school coverage?Thanks,TraceySee More
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