News & Pitch Calls from Chalkbeat

Tuesday, May 16th 2023

Chalkbeat is Always Accepting First Person Essays

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that reports on education in poor communities across America. Chalkbeat Indiana’s bureau chief has tweeted that they’re always accepting pitches for first person essays (around 800 words). They want to “elevate the voices of educators, students, parents, advocates, and others on the front lines of trying to improve public education.” The bureau chief hasn’t mentioned the rates in the tweet but as per their features editor, they pay $100 per post. To learn more, refer to their bureau chief’s Twitter thread and their first person guidelines.

Sunday, May 9th 2021

Chalkbeat is Seeking First Person Essays from Educators

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that reports on education in poor communities across America. They are looking for first person essays from educators (or students, parents, or school workers). They pay $100 per post. If interested, send your pitches to firstperson@chalkbeat.org. For more information, read their story editor’s Twitter thread and their first person guidelines.

Sunday, February 28th 2021

Chalkbeat is Seeking Stories from Students, Teachers, Parents, etc.

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that reports on education in poor communities across America. They are looking for stories from students, teachers, parents, principals, or school workers of any kind. They pay $100 per story. Pitches should be sent to firstperson@chalkbeat.org. To learn more, refer to their story editor’s Twitter thread and their first person guidelines.

Friday, January 22nd 2021

Chalkbeat is Looking for Stories

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that reports on education in poor communities across America. Their story editor is looking for stories from teachers, students, parents, school workers, or administrators. They pay $100 per story (about 800 words). Send your pitches to firstperson@chalkbeat.org. For more information, read their story editor’s Twitter thread and their first person guidelines.