Erica Breunlin
Erica Breunlin is an education writer for The Colorado Sun, where she has reported since 2019. Much of her work has traced the wide-ranging impacts of the pandemic on student learning and highlighted teachers' struggles with overwhelming workloads and low pay. She has traveled throughout Colorado — from the San Luis Valley to Aspen — to write about both the bright spots and the challenges of school districts, educators and kids. She previously reported on education in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Daytona Beach, Florida; and Knoxville, Tennessee.
Job title: Education reporter
Topic expertise: Early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, school finance, universal preschool, kids and teachers' mental health, teacher shortages, teacher pay, pandemic learning recovery, online learning, achievement gaps
Location: Denver
Language(s) in addition to English: (Mais seulement un peu)
Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honors & Awards: First place in a Sycamore Middle School baking competition for my entry of "Paul's Pumpkin Bars"; Second place in Education Feature, the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies Awards, 2023; Second place in Education News, the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies Awards, 2022; Second place in Education Feature, the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies Awards, 2021; Third place winner (tied), the Associated Press Sports Editors contest in Breaking News Story for the B Division, 2018; Second place in Education Writing, Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards, 2017; Third place for Best Explanatory Journalism, the Alliance of Area Business Publications, 2015
Professional membership(s): Education Writers Association
Contact:
Email: erica@coloradosun.com
X (Formerly Twitter): @EricaBreunlin
LinkedIn: Erica Breunlin
