Evie Blad is a reporter for °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ who covers issues important to school and district leaders. Blad has covered a range of issues, including state and federal policy, child well-being, civil rights, and school safety. Before coming to °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ in 2013, she worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the statewide newspaper in Arkansas, where she covered K-12 education, higher education, and health care.