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Education Reporter
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Help cover the vast education landscape in San Antonio with an eye for how state policy shapes the day-to-day experiences of students and educators.
Job Description The San Antonio Express-News seeks a curious, data‑savvy education reporter to report on school systems across the greater San Antonio area. You’ll break news, produce service journalism for families, and deliver accountability and enterprise reporting that explains how policy affects students, schools, and communities.
The Texas education system is a wonky and dense landscape – a successful education reporter will be eager to translate jargon into meaningful journalism that helps our community advocate for better schools. You'll join a team of five reporters across San Antonio and Austin, so collaboration and willingness to include diverse perspectives is a must.
Responsibilities
Join a team that covers early education, K‑12, and higher ed in San Antonio, helping readers understand the impact of state education policy on local schools and students.
Focus on education topics including special education, student discipline, curriculum and instruction, academic outcomes, teacher workforce issues and more.
Break news and deliver quick‑turn coverage to help inform readers about what happens day‑to‑day in our schools.
Produce deeply reported enterprise stories that help readers connect their daily experience with challenges or trends across the broader education system.
Build and maintain diverse sources among students, families, educators, policymakers and advocates.
Report with a focus on the student perspective, highlighting broad policies that affect the daily experience of Texas students and their families.
Analyze education data (STAAR scores, finance, enrollment, discipline) to identify trends, gaps and inequities.
Collaborate closely with visuals, data and audience teams to enhance our journalism so it best serves our community.
Qualifications
Genuine curiosity for Texas students’ varied experiences with schooling.
Willingness to learn and ask questions about unfamiliar topics, and to receive feedback on storytelling and reporting tactics.
Eagerness to collaborate with fellow education reporters and other teams within the newsroom.
An ability to distill complex topics into easy‑to‑understand reporting.
2–5+ years reporting experience (beat reporting preferred; education/policy experience a major plus).
Demonstrated accountability reporting and comfort with documents, budgets and data analysis.
Spanish proficiency strongly preferred.
Recognizing the diverse needs of our candidates, if you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or regarding the application process, please contact us by email at
hnpemployment@hearst.com . Please do not use this email address to inquire about the status of applications. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for a reasonable accommodation through this email address.
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Education Reporter
role at
San Antonio Express-News .
Help cover the vast education landscape in San Antonio with an eye for how state policy shapes the day-to-day experiences of students and educators.
Job Description The San Antonio Express-News seeks a curious, data‑savvy education reporter to report on school systems across the greater San Antonio area. You’ll break news, produce service journalism for families, and deliver accountability and enterprise reporting that explains how policy affects students, schools, and communities.
The Texas education system is a wonky and dense landscape – a successful education reporter will be eager to translate jargon into meaningful journalism that helps our community advocate for better schools. You'll join a team of five reporters across San Antonio and Austin, so collaboration and willingness to include diverse perspectives is a must.
Responsibilities
Join a team that covers early education, K‑12, and higher ed in San Antonio, helping readers understand the impact of state education policy on local schools and students.
Focus on education topics including special education, student discipline, curriculum and instruction, academic outcomes, teacher workforce issues and more.
Break news and deliver quick‑turn coverage to help inform readers about what happens day‑to‑day in our schools.
Produce deeply reported enterprise stories that help readers connect their daily experience with challenges or trends across the broader education system.
Build and maintain diverse sources among students, families, educators, policymakers and advocates.
Report with a focus on the student perspective, highlighting broad policies that affect the daily experience of Texas students and their families.
Analyze education data (STAAR scores, finance, enrollment, discipline) to identify trends, gaps and inequities.
Collaborate closely with visuals, data and audience teams to enhance our journalism so it best serves our community.
Qualifications
Genuine curiosity for Texas students’ varied experiences with schooling.
Willingness to learn and ask questions about unfamiliar topics, and to receive feedback on storytelling and reporting tactics.
Eagerness to collaborate with fellow education reporters and other teams within the newsroom.
An ability to distill complex topics into easy‑to‑understand reporting.
2–5+ years reporting experience (beat reporting preferred; education/policy experience a major plus).
Demonstrated accountability reporting and comfort with documents, budgets and data analysis.
Spanish proficiency strongly preferred.
Recognizing the diverse needs of our candidates, if you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or regarding the application process, please contact us by email at
hnpemployment@hearst.com . Please do not use this email address to inquire about the status of applications. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for a reasonable accommodation through this email address.
Be a part of something bigger – Your Headline Awaits. #J-18808-Ljbffr