Kathryn Baron

Kathryn Baron
Kathryn Baron
Writer and Editor,
Education Reporter

Kathryn Baron is an education reporter, writer, and editor specializing in education. She reported on state, national, and international education issues for KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, National Public Radio, and numerous newspapers and magazines. She is a six-time winner of the Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting. She also cofounded EdSource in its second incarnation an online news organization covering California education, and worked for the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Great Schools, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She is currently a communications specialist for California Charter Authorizing Professionals. She also hosts The Score, an education podcast that is produced by the academic integrity and research group at Pando Public Relations. Baron received her MA in journalism from Stanford University.

updated 2025

 

Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Contributing initiatives
CORE-PACE Research Partnership
Getting Down To Facts II
PACE/USC Rossier Voter Poll
Kathryn Baron in the Media
: Poll Finds that California Voters Rank Early Childhood Education Spending Below Other Educational Priorities
Publications by Kathryn Baron
Supporting Continuous Improvement at Scale
Continuous improvement is a holistic and research-based approach to education grounded in the belief that every system is designed to achieve the results it gets; therefore, c
Quality Teaching and Learning in Pre–K Classrooms
What It Takes
This brief discusses the importance of preschool program quality for improving kindergarten readiness, and highlights California Governor Gavin Newsom's efforts to prioritize preschool quality as a signature issue of his administration. The brief…