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Education Stories
Reporting on schools and policy
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Radio stories and podcast experience
Pa. Republicans join nationwide push to ban transgender girls from women’s sports
Originally published April 5, 2021 for The PLS Reporter. Pennsylvania Republican legislators are among the latest in the country to pursue legislation that would bar transgender girls from participating in women’s sports,…
Even with new guidance, Pennsylvania school districts grapple with return to in-person learning
Originally published Feb. 18, 2021 for The PLS Reporter. The second full semester of school in a pandemic is underway, and nationwide the debate over whether or not learning should occur in…
Podcasts
I have experience with conversational and reported podcast types
Curious Nashville: Whatever Happened To Nashville’s Revolving Restaurant?
Originally published Dec. 23, 2020 for Nashville Public Radio. Architect Alan Hayes was driving home from his Brentwood office when he noticed something lighting up the downtown skyline. “It was probably the…
State prison reorganization stokes anxiety for those with incarcerated loved ones
Originally published Dec. 11, 2020 for The PLS Reporter, behind a paywall. In the last week, six Pennsylvania prisons have reported their first COVID-19-related deaths, as case counts rise not only in…
Report of inequitable CARES distribution highlights bigger school finance problems, advocates say
Originally published Dec. 8, 2020 for The PLS Reporter. On the heels of a PA Schools Work report last week that concluded that Pennsylvania has failed to keep up with the rising costs of…
‘We Can’t Wait’: Activists gather in Harrisburg for racial justice rally ahead of November election
Racial justice organizations from across the state gathered in Harrisburg Saturday on the Capitol steps, calling for action towards ending police brutality, disproportionate health care outcomes and the digital divide that largely…