Congratulations to Senior Editor Del Stover for winning first place in the Education Writers Association's 2007 National Awards for Education Reporting for his series of stories on schools dealing with racial issues.
Del’s stories – “Moment of Truth” (April), “Summer of Fate” (August), and “The Vicious Circle” (December) – were recognized in the Special Interest, Institutional and Trade Publications category. Only four awards were given in the category this year.
ASBJ is one of 15 finalists for the Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting, which will be awarded April 26 during the EWA’s 61st National Seminar in Chicago.
The EWA contest, which honors the best education reporting in print and broadcast media, is the only independent contest of its kind in the United States. This is the first time in the contest’s history that ASBJ has taken first place two years in a row; last year’s first place winner was the magazine’s series on Gulf Coast schools in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.