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June 3, 2026
9:30–10:30 AM

From Dismantling the Education Department to a Flurry of Federal Orders: How Unprecedented Is All This?

Education Writers Association Annual Meeting · Moderated Conversation · Key Ballroom 8

Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz joins UCLA's Eddie Cole for a moderated conversation with NPR's Cory Turner, examining the current moment in federal education policy through a historical lens. The conversation will trace the evolving federal role in education — from funding and civil rights enforcement to today's policy debates — and offer journalists context for covering the unfolding story.

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Selected recent public scholarship and media appearances by our principals.

January 2026

Inside North Dakota's Teacher Shortage Challenge

Prairie Public Newsroom Podcast · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz

September 2024

Why Holding Kids Back Fails — and What to Do About It

The Conversation · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz with L. Link

May 2024

How Black Teachers Lost When the Civil Rights Won in Brown v. Board

The Conversation · D'Amico Pawlewicz, Castro, Powell & Guiden-Pittman

December 2023

The Politics of Fear Is Damaging American Education — and Has Been for Decades

TIME Magazine · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz

October 2022

Conservatives' Panic Over Teachers Misses How Little Freedom They Have

The Washington Post · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz

November 2021

Today's Teacher Shortages Are Part of a Longer Pattern

The Washington Post · Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz

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