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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State university leaders want to add $45 million in needs-based financial aid to help make up for changes to the Bright Futures scholarship program.... -
A strong majority of Americans surveyed want teachers to have at least one year's practice time in the classroom and pass a board certification before... -
Most new Palm Beach State College students were going through orientation earlier this month, but Jake Seiler was wrapping up his first three courses.... -
When Florida first approved its private school tax credit scholarship program in 2001, Florida Education Association attorney Ron Meyer said education... -
Gov. Rick Scott is ready to take the federal government to court over testing rules for students learning English. The U.S. Department of Education says... -
Jessica Gaspar was born in the U.S. and grew up speaking English at school -- but at home, she speaks Q'anjob'al. That’s the Mayan language spoken by... -
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist says if he’s elected, he wants a special session to expand a state-run health insurance program for the... -
If you want one of the roughly 1,800 new scholarships for students with disabilities that allows parents to mix and match services for their children,...
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When Charlie Crist stopped at a converted warehouse for Miami entrepreneurs, 12-year-old Andrew Castro handed him a miniature state of Florida produced... -
Former Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett will pay a $5,000 fine as part of a proposed deal with Indiana ethics investigators, according to a...
