My Highest Earning Story in December was About Education Policy

But the other top earners were stories about writing

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Yes, it’s time for the monthly report on which stories earned well.

I do this every month for two reasons:

1. It forces me to look at what I’m writing and what is being read. This helps me know what appeals to readers and also how I might tweak my stories/headlines to gain more reads.
2. As a writer, I like to learn about what other writers are doing that “works” for them. This is my contribution to that discussion.

Here are my top five earning stories from December:

The top earner was a post on teacher certification in Tennessee.

Tennessee Considers Lowering Bar for Entry into Teaching

I write a lot about education issues — from a dissertation on school funding to news pieces on education politics and policy. So, I’m glad to see one of my education pieces getting some traction here on Medium.

In second and fourth place were stories I wrote about my experience on the…