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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Florida's public-private tourism agency has signed a deal to sponsor a professional soccer club in England's second-highest league. The Visit Florida...
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Florida House members were so impressed by testimony about school uniforms earlier this year -- convenience, improved safety and better discipline --...
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Before Marco Rubio was debating Pacific trade deals or normalizing relations with Cuba in the U.S. Senate, he was arguing car wash rules and which trees...
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Florida school districts will have a new way to track the financial and academic records of charter school operators. For the first time, a new database...
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Five presidential candidates spoke to the National Urban League Conference in Fort Lauderdale Friday. The conference, which runs through Saturday,...
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in South Florida Thursday to attend the national Urban League conference in Fort Lauderdale. He chatted with...
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools plan to eliminate out-of-school suspensions this year, preferring to keep kids in class and address behavior problems....
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The State Board of Education approved a new statewide standard for the test-based portion of teacher evaluations Thursday. State law requires that...
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A State Board of Education member is questioning the number of sexual assaults reported on state college campuses. Rebecca Fishman Lipsey believes it is...
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South Florida school leaders traveled to Washington Wednesday to share ideas on how to reduce on-campus arrests and suspensions. Superintendents from...