Meet Elizabeth Shockman
Elizabeth Shockman is an education reporter for MPR News covering K-12 education.
Elizabeth started her journalism career at The Moscow Times in Moscow. She also worked at Reuters and the BBC in Russia before returning to Minnesota where she worked at Public Radio International, WCCO and as a producer at MPR News.
Elizabeth’s reporting has received several distinctions and awards, including first place in the education feature category from the Public Media Journalists Association, multiple Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards, and an award of merit from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association’s Eric Sevareid Awards.
Elizabeth obtained her K-12 education through a combination of public school, one year of private school and eight years of home schooling. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Elizabeth lives in a suburb of St. Paul with her family, including two grade-school kids and an overabundance of houseplants.
For book recommendations, stories and occasional garden photos, you can find Elizabeth on Instagram. She’s also on LinkedIn, Threads and BlueSky.
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