John O'Connor
John O’Connor is a reporter for StateImpact Florida, a project of WUSF, WLRN and NPR covering education. John writes for the StateImpact Florida blog and produces stories for air on Florida public radio stations.
John is a former political reporter for The (Columbia, S.C.) State and the Daily Record in Baltimore. He has a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland. He was chosen as the South Carolina Press Association 2009 Journalist of the Year.
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The Green New Deal is the most talked-about federal legislation to tackle climate change and sea level rise at the moment. But its goals of reducing... -
As soon as the fourth and fifth graders at Natural Bridge Elementary were handed the lyrics to "Amazing Grace," they were ready to sing out. But first,...
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Right now, school districts in Florida are pretty simple. One county; one school district. But Florida lawmakers have proposed a constitutional...
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Eighth grade is the worst. That’s when students spend the most time on standardized tests -- more than four full school days. That's according to a new,... -
Most of the students at Royal Palm Elementary in Miami have Spanish-speaking families. But those families also want their kids to speak – and read and... -
Miami-Dade school leaders are interested in joining a land deal to build a pro soccer stadium in Little Havana next to Marlins Park that the school... -
Miami teacher Brigette Kinney said she doesn’t always hear about school news when classes are out for the summer. So Kinney missed the word that state... -
Vice President Joe Biden met with more than two dozen South Florida Jewish leaders Thursday to soothe fears about a White House deal to monitor the... -
A review of Florida's new statewide test has found the exam is valid and the results can be used to judge teacher and school performance, the Florida... -
For the first time in decades, the majority of U.S. school children come from low-income families.Florida has one of the highest rates in the country --...
