Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Teachers often spend many hours at night or on weekends searching the internet for good instructional materials – or just good ideas about how to meld […]
Lawrie Mifflin
What I do: I edit stories by staff writers and contributors, focusing on higher education and pathways after high school that do not involve college.
My background: I’ve been a journalist for more than 50 years, starting on the city desk at the New York Daily News. Before joining Hechinger in 2015, I spent 30 years at The New York Times as a reporter, editor and executive supervising new digital initiatives. I helped start the company’s television and video departments, which under my supervision won three Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Silver Batons, two Emmy Awards and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Having raised two sons who attended public schools, as I myself did, I believe both public school and accessible higher education are vital to the nation’s democracy. I also believe in challenging education leaders to defend their policies and seek solutions that make quality education accessible to all.
Journalistic ethics: As an editor, I work to make sure our articles are fair, accurate and thorough, as outlined in our ethics code. I do not accept any gifts or special considerations from sources or potential sources. In addition, our newsroom is guided by the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics, which requires journalists to seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently and be accountable and transparent.
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