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Daarel Burnette II

Assistant Managing Editor, Education Week

Daarel Burnette II was an assistant managing editor for Education Week. Before joining the paper in 2015, he served as the bureau chief of Chalkbeat Tennessee, a startup news organization based in Memphis. He worked as an education reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and the Louisville Courier-Journal. He also worked as a general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He received his undergraduate degree in print journalism from Hampton University and a master’s degree in politics and journalism from Columbia University.

Areas of Focus:
Education Funding Budget & Finance

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