Houston Press Editor Margaret Downing and the Houston Press have been named the 2011-12 recipients of the Silver Apple Media Award by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
Downing and the Press won in the print category, circulation of 50,000 or more. Nominees for the statewide award given by the Texas teachers’ association are evaluated as to “how well the submitted pieces promote understanding of teachers and education in Texas public schools and improve communication between educators and the community.”
Downing’s award is based on three columns she wrote: one on class-size limits and why they matter; another on a Houston elementary school coping with the many challenges of a large homeless population; and a third on a high school library that tossed many of its books to make way for an e-cafe, and stirred controversy. She’ll receive her award at a February 9 TCTA banquet in Houston.
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2012.
