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education reporter @CardinalNewsVA | i love ☀️ and the South | past lives: @FauquierTimes, @Tennessean, @TimesFreePress | [email protected]

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Some personal news, as they say: This week is my first as the new Education Reporter @CardinalNewsVA. I'm super excited to dive into all things education in Virginia and to be back on the edu beat! Email me story ideas/tips/just to say hey at [email protected] 🐦
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Tyler Kingkade
@tylerkingkadeOct 20
NEW: Last school year, a 7th grader viewed 4,700 YouTube videos during class. An 8th grader viewed 5,700 videos in class. A 2nd grader viewed ~500 in just 2 months. Less than 5% were educational. @nbcnews analyzed the YouTube watch histories of students from across the country. My new story shows how far some take it on their school laptops and iPads --> nbcnews.com/specials/hooked-…

How YouTube junk is infiltrating classrooms

Schools wanted educational videos. Students got clickbait. A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals how students are drawn into a platform that keeps them scrolling during class.

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Kathryn Watson
@kathrynw5Oct 20
I am unwell
Rachel Janfaza
@racheljanfazaOct 19
First-time voters this November were 8-years-old when Trump won in 2016.
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Tyler Englander@TylerEnglanderOct 20
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones opposes the proposed Dominon/NextEra merger. According to a transcript of the video below released by his office, Jones says, in part, "Right now, in Virginia we have some foundational issues with our energy system that we have to address: the grid is overworked, we need more energy to meet the demand that we have, and costs are too high for every single one of us. And that’s exactly why we have opposed this merger in front of the SCC, because the transaction won’t do anything to address those fundamental issues."
Attorney General Jay Jones@AGJayJonesOct 20
Right now, in Virginia we have some foundational issues with our energy system that we have to address: the grid is overworked, we need more energy to meet the demand that we have, and costs are too high for every single one of us.
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NBC News
@NBCNewsOct 20
Teachers want kids to use YouTube for class. Many students go beyond that. One eighth grader viewed 4,784 videos during school over the past year. He saw: NFL highlights. Animal clips. Hip-hop videos. Police chases. Our analysis reveals how some kids are drawn into a platform that keeps them scrolling. nbcnews.com/specials/hooked-…

How YouTube junk is infiltrating classrooms

Schools wanted educational videos. Students got clickbait. A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals how students are drawn into a platform that keeps them scrolling during class.

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Former MLK50 reporter Rebecca Cadenhead reports for her new post at the WSJ about 16-year-old Olga Bessan-Gligo, the Central High student who was killed crossing Union Avenue last year: wsj.com/us-news/the-deadly-1…

The Deadly 1.5-Mile Corridor That Shows the Fatal Flaw in America’s Road Design

Six lanes and crosswalks a half-mile apart: How American urban-planning is failing walkers.

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Merrill College students know their rights as journalists. "Cat Murphy is a master's student at the University of Maryland, credentialed as a reporter for our Capital News Service and doing the job we teach our students to do. Cat recorded openly in a public space alongside other news outlets, and that is her legal right," Dean Rafael Lorente (@DeanLorente) said. "I'm proud of how she handled herself in a difficult situation."
The Baltimore Banner
@BaltimoreBannerOct 14
Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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It's official: Richard Linton, president of Kansas State University and a "triple Hokie", will be the 17th president of @virginia_tech. From @CardinalNewsVA ⬇️ cardinalnews.org/2026/10/14/…

Virginia Tech alumnus named as university’s new president

Richard Linton is currently president of Kansas State University. He will succeed Tim Sands, who announced in April that he would step down from Virginia Tech’s top job.

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Kimberlee Kruesi@kkruesiOct 8
FWIW, public executions became private, hidden events to curb public demands that they stop. Public opinion changed, yes, but also folks became concerned that they were becoming rowdy (drunken) spectacles
Kimberlee Kruesi@kkruesiOct 8
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December.
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Kimberlee Kruesi@kkruesiOct 8
Just to pile on - just because it's boring doesn't mean it's not important. We want people to show up for the boring stuff! I once rolled my eyes at a chicken ordinance proposal at a city council and it turned into an amazing deep dive on urban farming
Andrew Henderson@andrwfhendersonOct 8
Quote tweets full of journos in DC/NYC/LA/other metros trying to grandstand, "journalism is never boring, how dare you!" Get a grip! Quit making journalism some holier than thou thing! As someone who also once ran a county paper I can attest it can get pretty boring at times!
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Jonathan Haidt
@JonHaidtOct 7
Evidence on the harmful cognitive effects of TikTok, Reels, and other short form video keeps growing. It's not just the content, it's the attention fragmentation and the declining ability to plan for the future. From @juliejargon wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/t…

Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time

Instant gratification from short video clips makes it hard for people—particularly kids—to understand how the present affects the future, according to a study.

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hot take some of the things I have to read in search of the (very exciting) news I eventually report are in fact boring ???? why is this controversial, the boring to newsworthy pipeline is quite literally the local news business dilemma
Nieman Lab
@NiemanLabOct 6
“I was asked the other day if local journalism was boring, and I was like, ‘It may be boring, but it’s necessary.’” cjr.org/business_of_news/im-…

“I’m 25 and just bought my local paper.”

A former intern bought Georgia’s Monticello News. Weeks later, he grew subscriptions by 30 percent. 

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Not me chipping a tooth aggressively chomping on M&Ms during a stressful state education department briefing on embargoed accountability data. Some things never change.
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David French
@DavidAFrenchSep 21
I agree. I know quite a few parents who made bad educational choices for their kids because they were in the grips of their own ideology, and very very very few will ever admit they made a mistake. We should encourage humility and self-reflection. It's a powerful essay.
Sara Luterman@slootermanSep 20
People are dragging Nikole Hannah-Jones for this, but I think this piece is incredible. Trying to live your values, discovering it’s not working and having an open conversation with your kid about that is eminently laudable — Pubbing about it even more so. nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magaz…

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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Local news outlets cutting their local government reporters is never a good move.
Fernand R. Amandi@AmandiOnAirSep 10
The @MiamiHerald eliminated 30 positions today including excellent City of Miami beat reporter @tessriski & legend @kaufsports. The Miami Beach beat reporter was open but won’t be filled. Is the Miami Herald going to cover the City of Miami anymore? Local journalism matters.
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Fernand R. Amandi@AmandiOnAirSep 10
The @MiamiHerald eliminated 30 positions today including excellent City of Miami beat reporter @tessriski & legend @kaufsports. The Miami Beach beat reporter was open but won’t be filled. Is the Miami Herald going to cover the City of Miami anymore? Local journalism matters.
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Kimberlee Kruesi@kkruesiSep 11
Just a sobering and awful slashing of local journalists.
The NewsGuild-CWA@newsguildSep 11
Yesterday, McClatchy laid off more than 90 unionized media workers across 17 publications. The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists & writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the US.
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Um, this is cool. whro.org/2026-09-08/virginia…

Virginia Beach wants to give you a library card and maybe some Chucks

New and existing cardholders have a chance to win custom high-top sneakers.

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Kati Kokal@katikokalSep 4
In light of The News, sharing resources for journalists experiencing layoffs. I don't know of a mutual aid network in place right now, but if you want to launch one to support the #USATodayLayoffs, there's a page on this site with a guide. I'll amplify. journalismcommunityaid.wordp…

Welcome to the community aid network

Mutual aid for journalists who have been laid off.

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Facing a $14 million budget deficit, Roanoke City Public Schools cut nearly 150 positions ahead of the 2026-27 school year. More than 100 were teachers or teaching assistants. From @CardinalNewsVA ⬇️ cardinalnews.org/2026/09/04/…

With classes started, Roanoke school division provides final number of 148 eliminated jobs

It started the academic year with 127 vacancies as well.

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Rachel Cohen Booth
@rcoboothSep 2
"Meanwhile, roughly 3 out of 4 states have published guidance on AI use in education. But a Chalkbeat review found these documents tend to skirt the issue of cheating, offering little in the way of concrete steps to halt or deter students from offloading work to AI."
Lily Altavena@lilyaltaSep 2
NEW: States are saying a lot about AI in education. But are they saying anything that matters? Especially to teachers? chalkbeat.org/2026/09/02/sta…

As students use AI to cheat, state guidelines offer teachers little help

Most states have published AI guidance for public schools, but they mostly avoid addressing academic integrity. That’s left many teachers adrift and frustrated when it comes to stopping AI-fueled...

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