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Emmeline Zhao

Chief Creative Officer

Emmeline Zhao is The 74's Chief Creative Officer, overseeing the development and execution of special projects, documentaries, and editorial series and campaigns, and leading the brand's efforts in pursuing storytelling and product innovations.

She was the founding editor of RealClearEducation, RealClearPolitics’ education property that publishes both original and curated content pertaining to the most significant news, analysis, and research in education.

She previously led the education vertical at The Huffington Post and covered the economy for The Wall Street Journal, where she also wrote for CWSJ, exploring the intersection of the American and Chinese economies and Chinese students in America. She has also done translation and multimedia work for FTChinese.com.

A North Carolina native, Zhao earned a B.A. in public policy and certificate in policy journalism and media studies from Duke University, and studied science, ethics and policy while at the University of Oxford.

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Articles by Emmeline Zhao

Emmeline Zhao

Chief Creative Officer

Articles by Emmeline Zhao

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WATCH: An Inner City Teacher Helps His Community Capture Hope & Promise in Art

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WATCH: How One School Is Using House Calls to Keep Kids Learning During the Pandemic

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74 Interview: In a Galaxy of Ed Tech, How to Figure Out What Distance Learning Materials Really Work, and Expert Bart Epstein’s Unconventional Home Learning Strategies

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Interview: Jeb Bush on States Taking Lead on Schools Amid Coronavirus

74 Interview — Jeb Bush: Evolution of Republican Party ‘a Mess’; Americans Must Stop ‘Obsession About Washington, D.C.,’ and Look Toward States to Lead Through Coronavirus Crisis

The Education Pandemic: Inside Our New Reporting Initiative to Track Cities, Schools and Student Learning Through the Crisis

74 Interview — Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Implores Federal Leaders to Unite: ‘You’ve Got to Bring People Together Before You Can Start Solving Problems’

74 Interview: Democrats for Education Reform’s Shavar Jeffries Pushes Feds: Coronavirus a ‘Historic Opportunity’ to Lead National Effort to Rethink Education

74 Interview: Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Urges ‘Empathetic Leadership’ Through ‘Brutal’ Coronavirus Crisis and Toward a New Normal

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Exclusive: New Survey Shows a Majority of Business Leaders Believe U.S. Education ‘on the Wrong Track,’ Many Fear Poorly Performing Schools Could Harm Their Industries

Educators & Experts Say Personalized Learning Is Not About Technology or Money but Leadership and Relationships

74 Interview: Former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue on Educating a 21st Century Workforce & the ‘Most Horrific Public Discussion’ She Ever Heard

Exclusive: Pathway 2 Tomorrow Issues Call for Innovative, Local Education Proposals, Seeks Solutions From ‘Voices Not Always Heard’

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March For Our Lives Photos: Portraits of Students in Washington Taking to the Streets in Protest

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Chiefs Talk Choice: Tom Boasberg Is Clear on Purpose — Driving Greater Equity for Historically Underserved Students

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Exclusive Videos: 12 Changemakers Across the Country Who Are Reinventing American Education

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74 Interview: Michael Lomax, CEO of the United Negro College Fund, on Guiding Low-Income Students Through College

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