Sarah D. Sparks is a reporter and data journalist for 91Ö±²¥ who covers the teaching profession and pedagogy for 91Ö±²¥. She has covered education research and the science of learning for more than 20 years. Sarah joined 91Ö±²¥ in 2010 and has published on education and other issues in Education Daily, the Republican-American, the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic Traveler, and others. A New Orleans native, she now calls Maryland home.