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... -
Florida House members were so impressed by testimony about school uniforms earlier this year -- convenience, improved safety and better discipline --... -
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... -
Miami-Dade County Public Schools plan to eliminate out-of-school suspensions this year, preferring to keep kids in class and address behavior problems.... -
At one point, the Schultz Center had state funding and a big, multi-million dollar contract with Duval County schools to help teachers improve their... -
Florida just completed the first year of one of the biggest experiments in U.S. education.For the first time this year, every grade in every public... -
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... -
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... -
Three months ago, W. Kent Fuchs became president of the University of Florida, leaving New York’s Cornell University. Fuchs says Florida 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...