2021 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Education Writing ( Daily Group 3)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot
    Entry Title: Education
    Entry Credit: Sara Gregory
    Judge Comment: I knew I had a winner in the first sentences of the story on what one hears at a school board meeting. The writer grabbed me by the hand and took me right inside. Once there, I didn't want to leave,
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times
    Entry Title: Education Writing - Luke Weir
    Entry Credit: Luke Weir
    Judge Comment: Nice take on the comments at school boards. Interesting to hear it from the board perspective.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Washington Times
    Entry Title: Biden's Education Department buried in avalanche of complaints; 'Revolutionizing a culture'; Cardona retreats from making critical race theory part of new school grants
    Entry Credit: Kery Murakami
    Judge Comment: This writer is coming at issue from a different ideological background that most, but he's doing it fairly and well.