The 2019 JR staff picks: Our favorite tip sheets, stories and research roundups
It has been a productive and exciting year at Journalist’s Resource. Here are some of our team’s favorite pieces that we published in 2019.
Education
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of education
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‘Free-college’ and ‘tuition-free’ programs: What the research says
While many politicians argue eliminating tuition will help more Americans go to college, studies show the results of “free college” programs differ according to their scope and structure.
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A graphic guide to the 2020 US census
To help you understand what to watch out for as the 2020 census gets underway, comics journalist Josh Neufeld created this graphic guide to the decennial count.
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Covering college student homelessness and food insecurity: 7 tips from Sara Goldrick-Rab
A leading scholar on college student homelessness and food insecurity, Sara Goldrick-Rab of Temple University, offers journalists seven tips for improving their coverage.
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Research: Siblings, other relatives contribute more to household instability than parents do
A new paper quantifies the amount of household instability U.S. children experience over the course of their childhoods. A key source of instability: siblings, stepsiblings and other relatives.
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The pros and cons of ‘free college’ and ‘college promise’ programs: What the research says
We’ve gathered and summarized a sampling of research to help journalists understand the implications and impacts of “free college,” “tuition-free” and “college promise” programs.
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5 tips for reporting on ‘free college’ and ‘college promise’ programs
University of Pennsylvania education professor Laura W. Perna offers journalists seven tips for covering “free college” and college promise programs.
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American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of guidelines
American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of federal government recommendations for healthy eating.
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Charter schools’ academic, financial performance linked to governing board
Researchers investigate the composition of Massachusetts charter schools’ governing boards and how it affects school finances and student achievement.
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Should states ban religious exemptions for student vaccinations? Researchers weigh in
Three recent studies examine the effectiveness and unintended consequences of banning religious exemptions to childhood vaccinations in California schools.
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