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 superintendents of Florida's two largest school districts say it is less likely they'll make students repeat third grade next year because of low... -
Gov. Rick Scott visited a Miami elementary school Monday to ask lawmakers to meet his request for school funding. Lawmakers return to Tallahassee today... -
Ashley Jean is graduating from Miami’s iPrep Academy this week. And then she’s planning to travel the world.Jean will start a global studies program... -
A former dean at Miami Dade College has been chosen to lead the Florida College System. Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has chosen Madeline...
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Florida lawmakers’ decision to end mandatory final exams for every class will mean that more teachers’ performance will be judged on subjects they don’t... -
Miami Herald reporter Michael Vasquez has spent a year digging into Florida's for-profit college industry for a series called Higher Ed Hustle. About... -
Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida says he’s running for president in 2016. Rubio made the announcement to about 1,000 supporters packed... -
The federal government should ban overdraft fees for financial accounts established through a partnership between banks and colleges and universities,... -
Testing experts say so far Florida's problems with its new statewide exam, the Florida Standards Assessments, are likely not serious enough for the... -
Last week, dozens of Florida school districts had to postpone state testing because of problems with the new Florida Standards Assessments. Students...
