Article: Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Writers Win National Prize for Education Reporting.

The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 29--Charleston Gazette reporters Eric Eyre and Scott Finn have won the nation's top prize for education reporting for their investigation of West Virginia's decadelong consolidation program that closed hundreds of smaller schools.

The Education Writers Association chose "Closing Costs" for the 2002 Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting. Eyre and Finn received a $1,000 cash prize and a plaque during an awards banquet Saturday night in Chicago.

More than 430 entries were submitted to the contest. The Gazette series beat out finalists from ...

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