Eesha Pendharkar is the senior reporter for the Maine Morning Star, which is part of the national nonprofit States Newsroom. Previously, she’s worked as a data editor and education reporter, specializing in K-12 education and equity coverage for several state and national publications including Education Week and the Bangor Daily News. She has won statewide awards for her reporting, and trained other reporters in data journalism at national conferences and trainings for many years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.

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