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WSJ seeks an education reporter

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced, ambitious and versatile reporter to cover the nation’s K-12 schools.

American educators are rethinking how and what they teach as they navigate the culture wars and the learning loss many students experienced during the pandemic. This position represents an opportunity for a talented journalist to explore the issues shaping our next generation and the workforce of the future for a growing global audience.

You will report for the education team on the U.S. News desk. You may be asked to travel the country to find stories that resonate. You should have experience working with databases and public records.

You will:

  • Break news on your beat.
  • Conceptualize and deliver deeply reported education enterprise stories.
  • Work with colleagues around the country and the world in a 24-hour-a-day global newsroom.

You have:

  • At least five years of experience covering a highly competitive beat, preferably including education beat reporting.
  • Deadline writing skills.
  • Proven ability to develop sources and write with authority on what is happening and what it means.
  • A track record of tackling ambitious projects and finding original approaches to coverage.

This position will be based in New York City and report to the Education Bureau Chief. To apply, please submit your resume, a cover letter detailing how you would do the job, and five examples of your best work.

The Journal’s reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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