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Andrew Brownstein

Executive Editor

Andrew Brownstein is executive editor-news director for The 74 and oversees the Washington, D.C. bureau, where he helps steer national storylines, with a focus on education policy, politics and research.

While at the 74, he created the acclaimed Pandemic Notebook series and edited an award-winning selection of articles on school security.

Previously, Andy covered higher education for the Albany Times Union, served as Students Editor for the Chronicle of Higher Education and delved deep into the weeds of federal K-12 education policy as an editor for Thompson Publications, where the Washington Post praised his work for “aggressive muckraking.”

He served as a consultant to “60 Minutes,” and has been recognized for his output by the Society for Professional Journalists, the Maine Press Association and the Association of Education Publishers. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Harvard Education Letter.

A graduate of the University of Iowa, Andy also is a Helen Hayes award-winning professional actor and enjoys his side gigs performing dramatic voices, notably characters from DC and Marvel.

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Articles by Andrew Brownstein

Life, Learning & Loss During the Pandemic — in Students’ Own Words

DeVos on the Campaign Trail: In the Closing Hours of the Presidential Race, How Trump’s Secretary of Education Became a Key Surrogate

Pandemic Notebook: 13 Students Across America Write About COVID-19, Their Disrupted School Year and the Disorienting New Normal

Monthly QuotED: 7 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in June, From ‘Red Flag’ Laws to Reopening Schools — and a Supreme Court Reprieve for ‘Dreamers’

Coronavirus Must-Reads for Parents & Schools: 94% of Superintendents Uncertain on Fall Classes, Health Concerns May Keep Teachers Away, Safety at Reopened Playgrounds & More

Monthly QuotED: 9 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in May, From Urban Riots to the Digital Divide — and Caring for School Pets During the Pandemic

Coronavirus Must-Reads for Schools: Polls Show Parents Are Skittish About Trump’s Push to Reopen Campuses, Judging Claims of Ed Tech Companies, Graduating Into a Pandemic & More

Coronavirus Must-Reads for Schools: More High-Schoolers Eyeing Gap Years, ‘Essential’ Teen Workers, Some Western Schools Already Back in Session & More

Coronavirus Must-Reads for Schools: Educators Eye ‘Great Reopening’ During Time of Distancing, Remotely Reaching Troubled Students, More Equitable Distance Learning & More

Coronavirus Must-Reads for Schools: Pandemic Attendance No-Shows Offer Glimpses of Children Left Behind; Keeping Students Fed and Parents Sane & More

Coronavirus Must-Reads for Schools: A $2 Trillion Stimulus Ignores ‘Digital Divide,’ More Cities Launch Remote Learning Plans, New Concerns for Students With Disabilities & More

Coronavirus Must-Reads — Key Coverage for Schools & Communities: How a Pandemic Is Impacting Distance Learning, Student Safety, Equity, Funding & More

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in February, From Literacy to the Coronavirus — and the Value of Teachers Who Grade Tough

Democratic Debate Fact-Check: Did 23 NYC Schools Top State Rankings When Bloomberg Left Office? Close. It Was 22, and That List Deserves a Closer Look

QuotED in 2019: The 19 Quotes About Schools and American Education That Made Us Laugh, Cry and Ponder This Year

Monthly QuotED: 5 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in November, From DACA to Homeless Students — and the Role of Real Estate Agents in School Segregation

Monthly QuotED: 7 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in October, From School Security to Teacher Strikes — and the Value of a Detroit High School Diploma

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in September, From Affirmative Action to Teacher Pay — and President Trump on Vaping

Monthly QuotED: 8 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in August, From a Biden Gaffe to Teacher Pay — and Moms Who Are Cool About the Start of School

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in July, From District Secession to Holocaust Denial — and a Wallet Found in School After 75 Years

Monthly QuotED: 8 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in June, From Kid Reporters to Godzilla — and Obama on Ed Reform

EduClips: From a No-Confidence Vote Against Las Vegas’s Superintendent to the New York City Mayor’s Teenage Education Critic, School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

Monthly QuotED: 7 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in May, From Charter Schools to Online Credit Recovery — and the Legacy of Brown v. Board

EduClips: From a Parental Dress Code in Houston to Questions Over a New Parcel Tax in Los Angeles, School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in April, From Columbine to the Return of Cursive — and a School Dress Code for Parents

EduClips: From Private School Security in NYC to Questionable School Crime Reporting in Broward County, School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in March, From Trump to ‘Varsity Blues’ — and Richard Carranza on the Timing of School Lunch

EduClips: From Merit Pay in Dallas to Cracking Down on Early School ‘Lunch’ in NYC, School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

EduClips: From Contaminants at Hawaii Schools to the Lone Star State’s ‘Broken’ Education Fund, School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

Monthly QuotED: 8 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in February, From School Security to the 2020 Election — and Ed Goes M.I.A. at SOTU

EduClips: From Violence Against Philadelphia Students to Hawaii’s Plan for Teacher Housing Vouchers, News You Might Have Missed This Week’s From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

EduClips: Two-Thirds of Philadelphia Elementary Schools Lack Playgrounds, and Other News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts

EduClips: From Philadelphia’s Crumbling Schools to Violence Against Children in Houston, Stories You Might Have Missed This Week From America’s 15 Top School Districts

Monthly QuotED: 8 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in January, From Graduation Gaming to Teacher Pay — and More School Board Shenanigans

EduClips: School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts, Including a Reversal on Teacher Evaluations in New York

EduClips: School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts, Including a Hefty Price Tag for NYC Plan to Send Students With Disabilities to Private School

The Top 2019 Priorities Inside America’s 15 Biggest School Districts: Teacher Strikes, Integration Fights, Sexual Misconduct Claims & More

QuotED in 2018: The 18 Quotes About Schools and American Education That Shocked, Inspired, and Tickled Us This Year

History Has Its Eyes on Them: Musical-Infused ‘Hamilton’ Education Program Brings Civics to Life for HS Students

Monthly QuotED: 9 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in November, From Bullying to School Choice — and a Small Victory for History in Texas

EduClips: From Fiscal Anxiety in L.A. to Mysterious Gym Grades in Chicago, Stories You Missed This Month at America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts, Including a ‘Landmark’ School Bullying Ruling in Philadelphia

Monthly QuotED: 9 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in October, From College Testing to School Safety — and an Apology From the Houston School Board

EduClips: School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts, Including a Review of a Controversial School Reform Initiative

EduClips: School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts, Including Teacher Pay, Testing & an Unexpected Apology

EduClips: School News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Biggest Districts, Including Rethinking Punishment for Bullying & Sexual Harassment

EduClips: Florida Becomes Final State to Get ESSA Plan Approved; L.A. Parents Demand ‘Equitable Action’ in Schools as Possible Teacher Strike Looms — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Monthly QuotED: 9 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in September, From Curriculum to Kavanaugh — and the DeVos Confirmation Hearings as Theater

EduClips: LAUSD Offers 6% Raise to Teachers; Texas AG Steps Into School Pledge of Allegiance Case — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Texas Turns to Virtual Teachers in Response to Staff Shortage; FL Teacher Bonus Lawsuit Heads to Mediation — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Houston-Area Superintendent Resigns Over Racist Remarks About Texans Quarterback; Puerto Rico’s Special-Ed Students Left Behind After Hurricane Maria — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: One Year Later, Students in Puerto Rico Feel Effects of Hurricane-Related School Closures; Report: CA Underfunded Schools by $22 Billion — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Two Students Join Philadelphia School Board; Culture Wars Play Out in Texas Classrooms — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Chicago Schools’ Fingerprinting Requirements Scaring Away Undocumented Parents; Study: CA Children Enter School Unprepared and Never Catch Up — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: TX Board Votes to Drop Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller From History Textbooks; Will Chicago’s Universal Pre-K Program Outlive Rahm Emanuel’s Departure? — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: What’s Holding Up Florida’s ESSA Plan?; Las Vegas Schools See 7 Gun Incidents Since Start of Academic Year — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: State of Special Ed in Houston ‘Grave,’ Panel Says; Many Obstacles in the Way of Teacher Raise Agreement in L.A. — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Fate of 50 NYC Turnaround Schools to Be Decided This Year, Mayor Says; TX Won’t Pay to Educate Migrant Kids in Shelters — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: After Near-Miss in Seattle, LAUSD Teachers May Be Next to Strike; Carranza Set to Approve Integration Plan for Brooklyn Schools — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

New School Year, New Priorities at America’s 15 Biggest School Districts: From L.A. to NYC, the Most Pressing Issues Awaiting Educators in September

Monthly QuotED: 9 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in August, From Security to Suspensions — and the Proper Way to Order a Philly Cheesesteak

EduClips: LAUSD Teachers to Cast Ballots This Week in Strike-Authorization Vote; Hurricane Lane Forces School Closures in Hawaii — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Bill Comes Due for TX Special Education Funding; A Chaotic Year for Success Academy’s First High School — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Nevada Has the Largest Class Sizes in the U.S., Study Finds; Houston’s Longest-Failing School Fell Short Again — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: LAUSD Chief Outlines Possible Deal With Teachers Union; NYC Schools Plan Mandatory Implicit-Bias Training — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Post-Parkland, Broward County Had No Armed Guards at Summer School; New LAUSD Chief Lays Out Vision For School Leaders — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: 3 out of 4 IL Kids Aren’t Ready for Kindergarten, State Data Show; TX Must Come Up With $3.2 Billion for Special Ed — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Hurricane Harvey Trauma Lingers in TX Schools; Carvalho Texts Offer No Clue He’d Back Out of NYC Schools Chief Job — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Support Builds for CA Data System to Track Student Progress; TX State Ed Chief Urges More Pay for Higher-Performing Teachers — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Metal Detectors Ineffective at LAUSD Schools, Report Says; WY Educators Debate Merits of Arming Teachers — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: LAUSD Teachers Contemplate Strike; Critics Blast NYC Schools for Hiding Study Critical of Desegregation Plan — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: After Decades of Expansion, CA Charter Growth Slowing; Broward Schools Back Off Plans for Metal Detectors at Site of Parkland Shooting — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: After Lawsuit, NYC Schools Agree to Bullying Reforms; Report: CA Charters Not Documenting Spending on Low-Income Kids — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: TX District Accepts Gun Donations After Santa Fe High Shooting; Trump Signs CTE Bill — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

EduClips: Lawmakers Offer New Attack on NYC Desegregation Plan; New IL Law Requires Schools to Accommodate Gifted Students — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Monthly QuotED: Of School Safety, Parental Choice, and Teachers Running for Office — 5 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in July

EduClips: CA’s High School Grad Rate Drops with New Methodology; IL Embraces the SAT — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts