{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2024: New Year, New Story Ideas","description":"From fiscal cliffs to surges in high-need students, 2024 is expected to be a challenging year on the K-12 and higher ed beats.&amp;nbsp; As Boston Globe editor Melissa Taboada told EWA public editor Emily Richmond: \u201cWinter is coming.\u201d Jon Marcus, higher education editor for The Hechinger Report, also joined the discussion, offering his forecast for the months ahead.&amp;nbsp; Among the big stories these veteran journalists say to watch for: student advocacy amid campus culture wars, the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning, and why colleges and universities are bracing for a steep decline in freshmen. Also, we discuss the peril and promise of A.I. as an educational tool, and what EWA has planned for SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas this March.&amp;nbsp;  EWA Radio is sponsored by SXSW EDU. EWA retains full editorial control over the content of the podcast. ","author_name":"EWA Radio","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ewa.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29514218\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/bf3747\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/29514218"}