Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Trempealeau County Times Entry Title: ‘See Something, Say Something’; Revote Ahead After Illegal School Board Vote Ups G- E-T School Meal Costs; Independence School Board Split On Gender/Sexuality Alliance Entry Credit: Benjamin Pierce Judge Comment: Timely issues covered from local angles. Good writing. Solid coverage. Important work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Superior Telegram Entry Title: Maria Lockwood education coverage Entry Credit: Maria Lockwood Judge Comment: Good coverage of some complicated subjects that require backgrounding. Well done.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Star News Entry Title: Making the grade; Starting a dialogue; Seeking solutions Entry Credit: Brian Wilson Judge Comment: Very nice coverage of the bullying issue. Important for the community. DPI reports can be dry, but this was nicely done.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Star-Observer Entry Title: Three stories from Hannah Coyle Entry Credit: Hannah Coyle Judge Comment: Good variety of school issues represented here. Nice writing.
Competition Comment: Overall an excellent category of entries. This was by far the most difficult to judge. Local news coverage of education remains the heart of local journalism, as shown here.
