Owen Berg

Jul 1, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Azia Ross |Hannah Dellinger |Ann Schimke |Owen Berg

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. Students from 17 Philadelphia high schools rallied at the state capitol in Harrisburg last week to demand that lawmakers provide adequate support to their underfunded public schools.

Jul 1, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Ann Schimke |Owen Berg |Jason Gonzales |Kalyn Belsha

Read in English. A tu hijo lo empujaron contra los casilleros de la escuela por tercera vez esta semana. El grupo de examigos de tu hija no deja de propagar rumores crueles sobre ella—en los pasillos y por internet. Que a un niño lo acosen en la escuela es causa de temor y trauma para los jóvenes. También puede dejar a los padres desesperados por encontrar la respuesta correcta: ¿A quién llamamos? ¿Cómo podemos ayudar? ¿Qué le debemos decir a nuestra hija?

Jul 1, 2024 | chalkbeat.org | Owen Berg |Jason Gonzales |Kalyn Belsha |Robyn Vincent

First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education. I grew up in Oxford, Ohio, home of Miami University, where I had a front seat to the shrinking local news industry. Our local paper, The Oxford Press, grew thinner each year before shutting down last winter. Miami’s on-campus NPR station stopped producing local programming in 2009.

May 9, 2024 | highsnobiety.com | Owen Berg

Last week, OpenAREA, created by Ollie Olanipekun, premiered its “anthem film” in London at an event sponsored by ASICS. The film, a two-minute mission statement for the project, juxtaposes clips of birds and plants next to images of fashion shows, cars, and marathons. “Our ‘anthem’ film is a call-out to the world to change everything we know about nature,” he writes.

Feb 1, 2024 | niemanlab.org | Joshua Benton |Clark Merrefield |Owen Berg

Here’s a hypothetical for you. Imagine that, somehow, I gained the unilateral power to name myself the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback in Super Bowl LVIII. (Maybe a genie granted me a wish? Or I’ve stumbled upon some truly devastating Andy Reid blackmail material? Pick your own explanation.)Then imagine that in two Sundays, I — an out-of-shape 48-year-old with a noodle for a right arm and the agility of a roast beef sandwich — perform about as well as one would expect.