FROM PRINT TO TV: Education Week has acquired Learning Matters, the nonprofit media group founded by veteran education reporter John Merrow. Since its start in 1995, Learning Matters has produced over 30 education documentaries and many stories for PBS NewsHour. The latest film features Merrow “sleuthing” for evidence that digital learning works and interviewing the likes of Richard Culatta and Sal Khan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; the acquisition comes shortly after Merrow announced his retirement after 41 years of covering public education.
