Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Kenya Hunter education writing Entry Credit: Kenya Hunter Judge Comment: Hunter's focus on diversity, particularly in the strongly reported enterprise piece on discipline, made this entry a standout in this category.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times Entry Title: Mitzel Education Writing Entry Credit: Claire Mitzel Judge Comment: Thorough and important work on the broadband issues in education followed by two nice features.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Norfolk schools canceled key meetings with families of special-needs students during the pandemic. Other cities carried on. Entry Credit: Sara Gregory Judge Comment: Gregory took the seemingly boring issue of meetings and gave it life and meaning -- a truly novel story in this category. The other two entries were solid.
