Education Reporter

Are you excited about finding and spotlighting narratives of extraordinary, standout students? Are you driven to chronicle educators who are pursuing the most innovative approaches to teaching? Can you analyze and tell the real economic and social impacts of quality school districts on their communities? If you answered any of these questions with a yes, please apply to become the next education reporter at The Times of Northwest Indiana.

Schools and quality education are the lifeblood of most communities, and the major metro area of Northwest Indiana is no exception. Indiana's Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties make up a significant part of greater suburban Chicago, and they represent a diversity of urban core industrial communities and suburban cities and towns home to many commuters. The area has grown in population for the past several years while many suburban Illinois communities — and Chicago itself — have lost population. Quality school districts in Northwest Indiana are a bit part of that growth equation, and we're seeking a competitive, driven reporter to help tell that story. Northwest Indiana also is home to some struggling school districts, and journalism documenting those challenges is equally as important as hailing school system successes.

An education reporter at The Times will have an array of opportunities to dive into the diversity that is our public and private K-12 school system while also covering important higher education issues at Purdue University Northwest, Indiana University Northwest, Valparaiso University, Ivy Tech and other institutions of higher learning.

If you strive to tell "people stories" and are driven to highlight education wins while also holding our education system accountable, we want to hear from you.

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Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.