Report for America
Torsheta Jackson is an experienced journalist and educator currently serving as a Reporter for Report for America and as an Education Equity Reporter for the Mississippi Free Press. With a strong focus on uncovering educational inequities in Mississippi, Torsheta combines this role with freelance writing, producing articles for various local and national outlets since 2019. Prior to these positions, Torsheta worked as a freelance writer for the Jackson Free Press for over a decade, gathering news and crafting stories. Torsheta's teaching career spans multiple roles in various schools, where responsibilities included lesson planning, data evaluation, and coaching. Torsheta holds a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi and a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Broadcasting from The University of Southern Mississippi.
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Report for America
Report for America is a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local news rooms to report on under-covered topics and communities. Launched in Fall 2017 and donor-financed, Report for America is creating a new, sustainable system that provides Americans with the information they need to improve their communities, hold powerful institutions accountable, and rebuild trust in the media. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. GroundTruth is an award-winning nonprofit media organization with an established track record of training and supporting teams of emerging journalists around the world and in the United States.