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The News launches Education Lab to deepen

coverage of our schools and explore solutions
to persistent challenges
By Eva-Marie Ayala6:01 AM on Sep 28, 2020 CDT

3-4 minutes

Rarely has there been a more critical time to provide in-depth coverage of our schools.

A global health crisis and social justice movement have brought the deep inequities and challenges
that have long plagued education to the forefront of community conversations.

Finding solutions to those issues that help lead to better outcomes for all children is critical to the
future of North Texas.

That’s why The Dallas Morning News is launching the new Education Lab, a community-funded
journalism initiative aimed at not only expanding our coverage of the most pressing issues in
education but also deepening the conversations we have with students, parents and educators.

The Education Lab will build on The News' longstanding commitment to quality journalism. We will
report on pressing issues such as how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting students' access to
opportunities; how well schools are preparing tomorrow’s workforce; and how state funding
challenges are affecting local classrooms.

We aim to regularly engage with our diverse community members through thoughtful discussions
online — and, we hope, in person one day soon — to hear directly from you what challenges you
face in navigating education for your children or yourself. Those conversations will help shape our
coverage.

We’ll kick off those discussions Wednesday with a chat about what lessons have been learned as
schools begin to reopen during the pandemic. You can also contribute by participating in this survey
on how the coronavirus is affecting education in your life.

The Education Lab will investigate innovations across Texas and the nation to identify those that
are showing promising results. No one solution will solve the complex problems facing our schools,
but exploring such efforts will foster deeper conversations on what is showing progress as well as
limitations.

The Education Lab is a community-funded initiative with support from The Communities Foundation
of Texas, The Meadows Foundation, The Dallas Foundation, Southern Methodist University, Todd
A. Williams Family Foundation, The Beck Group, Bobby and Lottye Lyle, and the Solutions
Journalism Network.

The News retains full editorial control of the Education Lab’s journalism.

You can support the Education Lab’s mission by donating to the Local Media
Foundation’s campaign supporting The News'  effort.

As the Education Lab continues to grow, you can stay up to date with our efforts by signing up for
our newsletter that will launch soon. You also can contact our team at edlab@dallasnews.com.

The DMN Education Lab deepens the coverage and conversation about urgent education issues
critical to the future of North Texas.

The DMN Education Lab is a community-funded journalism initiative, with support from The Beck
Group, Bobby and Lottye Lyle, The Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation,
Dallas Regional Chamber, Deedie Rose, The Meadows Foundation, Solutions Journalism Network,
Southern Methodist University and Todd A. Williams Family Foundation. The Dallas Morning News
retains full editorial control of the Education Lab’s journalism.