Eddy Binford-Ross covers education for Salem Reporter. She graduated in 2026 from Georgetown University, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Georgetown Voice, the student-run newsmagazine. She previously worked as an education reporting intern at The Oregonian and the Statesman Journal, writing about racial disparities in honors classes, legislative impacts on Pre-K and higher education, tribal-run preschools, efforts to increase literacy and more. Binford-Ross’s journalism career began as a student at South Salem High School, where she received regional and national accolades for her coverage of Oregon’s racial justice protests, as well as her reporting on the political financing of the local school board. When she’s not writing about schools, you can usually find her hiking or reading a good book. She speaks French conversationally.
Beat: Examining school failures in Oregon’s capital city
Our education reporter is guided by one key question: Why are 7 out of 10 Salem students unable to read at grade level despite steady funding increases? Our education reporter is an accountability reporter, using data, deep sourcing and tough interviews to identify problems – and paths to solutions. This reporting is driven by enterprise and solutions journalism, giving the community critical information to act in clear, jargon-free stories. This work employs stories, graphics and video.