2023 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Coverage of Education ( Weekly Class 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Estherville - Estherville News
    Entry Title: Troubled teen school closes, college & elementary school recover
    Entry Credit: Amy H Peterson
    Judge Comment: Good coverage of local education issues, including the closing of a troubled youth facility.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Pocahontas - Pocahontas Record-Democrat
    Entry Title: Coverage of Education
    Entry Credit: Erin Sommers
    Judge Comment: Well written, well formatted and well researched.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun
    Entry Title: March 17, Aug. 18, June 16
    Entry Credit: Nathan Countryman
    Judge Comment: Good coverage of school district issues during COVID and the lack of a science teacher.