About

A Passion for Rigor and Clarity

Enterprise reporter, feature writer and editor, focused on inequality and education, with an emphasis on explaining how policies shape people’s lives. Daniel has experience across three continents with a track record of blending deep research, policy analysis and narrative storytelling built on clever, stylish prose.
 

• 2026 Chauncey Bailey Investigative Reporting Fellow for Investigative Reporters and Editors.

• Winner of multiple awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors: Gold in Enterprise Reporting (2023, Pacific Region) and National/Regional Silver in Feature Writing (2024).

• Contributed to regulation trackers on vaping, cannabis, and gene editing — used by regulators in both the U.S. and Europe. Conducted investigative work on the casino industry in Latin America. 

• He runs EdSurge's "P-12" and "Top 5" newsletters and "The Stringer," a political newsletter.

• Former board member of Abukloi Foundation.

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🗞️ Published in: USA Today, The 19th News, EdSurge, The Christian Science Monitor, Investopedia, Tennessee Lookout, Daily Yonder, Platforms-Intelligence, CBD-Intel, Tobacco Intelligence, Diplomatic Courier, as well as newspapers across the United States.​

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Daniel was born in the howling deserts of the American Southwest and was educated in the American South; he holds a BA in “Government” from the College of William and Mary.