The Education Writers Association's National Awards for Education Reporting open Nov. 13. These prestigious awards honor the exemplary work of journalists who have covered issues that impact kids, students, families, educators, and school communities. Journalists representing independent media from all beats, geographic regions and newsrooms are welcome to enter — and stand to win cash awards ranging from $750 to $5,000.

Examples of environmental topics relating to education reporting:

• how natural disasters disrupt schooling
• how immigration raids impact farmworkers and their school-age children
• how school districts’ plans to make 100% electric school bus fleets are being dashed (see SEJournal story "Will Your Town Pass the Electric School Bus Acid Test? [1]" Oct. 29, 2025, by Joseph A. Davis)

Deadline: Jan. 7, 2026

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