Daisy Kershaw
Daisy Kershaw is a television journalist at WLWT News 5, where she reports and anchors and focuses a significant share of her work on education coverage. She brings a background in multimedia reporting from an NBC affiliate station in Savannah, adding field experience and daily-news pacing to her current beat. Her recent education reporting includes coverage of Cincinnati Public Schools parents raising concerns about alleged discipline disparities at Fairview German Language School.
Education reporting at WLWT News 5
Kershaw’s current role at WLWT News 5 combines on-air reporting with digital storytelling, and education is a clear focus within that mix. She works within a general assignment environment but uses it to surface school-focused stories that connect policy decisions to specific campuses and families. Her coverage of parents’ concerns about discipline at Fairview German Language School shows her orientation toward concrete, school-level issues rather than abstract debates, naming the district, the school and the nature of the alleged disparity.
School discipline and parent concerns in Cincinnati Public Schools
In reporting on Cincinnati Public Schools parents worried about alleged discipline disparity at Fairview German Language School, Kershaw centers the experience of families confronted with uneven treatment in the classroom. She spells out the core allegation in plain terms: that students are disciplined differently at the same school, and that parents are worried about fairness and consequences for their children. The story is framed at the intersection of policy and lived experience, reflecting both the formal discipline practices at the school and the way those practices are understood by the community.
Television storytelling with a daily-news tempo
Kershaw’s background as a multimedia journalist at an NBC affiliate in Savannah shapes how she builds her stories for WLWT News 5. She is used to turning daily pieces that combine visuals, interviews and clear explanation, and that approach carries into her education coverage. On the station, she contributes to a broader news report that ranges across topics, but her education work stands out for its attention to specific schools, defined problems and the voices of the people directly affected.
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Adria Iraheta
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Alan J. Borsuk
Alan J. Borsuk stands out for connecting what happens in schools to the policy and political decisions behind them. He writes in-depth K-12 education analysis for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and serves as a senior fellow in law and public policy at Marquette University Law School. His work focuses on Milwaukee Public Schools, school choice, literacy, teacher pipelines, and school accountability. He uses long-range perspective, detailed reporting, and structured analysis to explain how reforms unfold, why they stall, and what they mean for students and leaders. He has also written on vouchers, Teach for America, discipline, and teacher evaluation, drawing on decades as a reporter and editor on education and public policy.
Alexandra Hardle
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