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Ms. Linda Lenz
Founder and Publisher, Catalyst Chicago
Linda Lenz is the founder and publisher of Catalyst Chicago, a print and online news magazine that has covered the progress, problems and politics of school reform in Chicago since 1990. She is co-founder and publisher of the sister publication, Catalyst Ohio.
Serving as a watchdog and resource, Catalyst Chicago has won numerous local and national awards, including three national public service awards from the Society for Professional Journalists and investigative honors from the National Association of Black Journalists.
Now, as the media world goes through a sea change, Lenz is overseeing development of new ways to serve Catalyst’s varied audiences, including social media, briefing papers, online forums, a parent-focused newsletter and a community liaison.
Lenz is a former president of the national Education Writers Association, a journalism organization that promotes informed coverage of education in print, online and broadcast media across the country.
Before launching Catalyst in 1990, she was the education writer for the Chicago Sun-Times and before that an editorial writer for the Chicago Daily News. Following graduation from the University of Illinois at Urbana, she was the political writer and columnist for Pioneer Press, North Shore.
Lenz is a frequent guest on radio and television public affairs programs and often is the broadcast media’s go-to source for commentary on breaking school news. She also is sought out to participate in or moderate panel discussions.
She has written op-ed pieces, as well as scripts for two television documentaries. At the start of her career as an education writer, she received a Ford Foundation Fellowship in Educational Journalism to conduct a national study of teacher accountability.
Personally, she has won awards for editorial writing (Chicago Headline Club), magazine writing (Benjamin Fine Awards), investigative series (Education Writers Association) and editing (Chicago Women in Publishing). This fall, Lenz was chosen as one of the first recipients of the Arne Duncan Awards for Educational Equity, bestowed by Associated Colleges of Illinois.
Lenz is a member of the Society for Professional Journalists and the Association for Women Journalists.
Private incentives
November 17, 2010 - 11:25amHey, Mike. One question at a time. Catalyst will be sharing all the candidates' views on education and getting reader responses to key proposals.
LSCs future?
March 3, 2010 - 9:52amAnd who might drum up the money to challenge candidates back ed by powerful interests such as Mayor Daley or the Chicago Teachers Union?
LSCs future?
February 23, 2010 - 4:44pmWhat do others think about Robin's suggestion for changes in LSC composition? Do others have ideas for what they would see as LSC improvements? ... It's been my...