Matt Ozug

NPR education correspondent on why reporting on kids is important... and fascinating

Rob Schmitz, Cory Turner, Matt Ozug, Mallory Yu

Reporting stories about kids can be fascinating: how they learn, why play is important, what makes a healthy classroom. But the beat is anything but child's play, as politics weigh heavy.

NPR education correspondent on why reporting on kids is important... and fascinating

Rob Schmitz, Cory Turner, Matt Ozug, Mallory Yu

Reporting stories about kids can be fascinating: how they learn, why play is important, what makes a healthy classroom. But the beat is anything but child's play, as politics weigh heavy.

The war with Iran is escalating. What next?

Matt Ozug, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution about the U.S. war with Iran, the increase in hostilities and what it means for the wider region

Remembering the American tradition of reckless abandon on the night before July Fourth

Matt Ozug

Bonfires were a regular part of life in early U.S. history. Before the wide adoption of municipal firework displays, these giant fires, some many stories high, were common.

Meet the creator of the Story Spine, an 8-sentence tool to create and analyze stories

Matt Ozug, Scott Detrow, Barrie Hardymon

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to playwright Kenn Adams about his formula for creating or analyzing stories called the Story Spine.

Don Gonyea's front-row seat to presidential history

Matt Ozug, Pien Huang, Don Gonyea

As Don Gonyea covered the launch of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago this week, he recalled key moments from presidential library openings he has covered throughout his career.

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Greetings from Maputo, Mozambique's capital, shaped by a modernist architecture

Matt Ozug

An impromptu tour of Mozambique's capital city reveals a unique imprint left by architect Amâncio "Pancho" Guedes.