Prior to joining the Racine County Eye, Grant Ritchey covered K-12 education at Knox Pages in Ohio for three years, writing solutions-journalism-focused stories on Knox County’s public schools. He also covered local government and crime at the Ashland Times-Gazette.
Beat: Coverage of education issues in public and private schools, including the Racine Unified School District.
The reporter will focus on education issues in public and private schools, including the Racine Unified School District. This includes coverage of school board elections and the politics behind the candidates, curriculum, test scores and what can influence the outcomes, the community of schools. The reporter would also provide accountability and solutions-based reporting.