Jessica Bakeman
Jessica Bakeman reports on K-12 and higher education for WLRN, south Florida's NPR affiliate. While new to Miami and public radio, Jessica is a seasoned journalist who has covered education policymaking and politics in three state capitals: Jackson, Miss.; Albany, N.Y.; and, most recently, Tallahassee.
Jessica first moved to the Sunshine State in 2015 to help launch POLITICO Florida as part of the company’s national expansion. She is the immediate past president of the Capitol Press Club of Florida, a nonprofit organization that raises money for college scholarships benefiting journalism students.
Jessica was an original member of POLITICO New York’s Albany bureau. Also in the Empire State, Jessica covered politics for The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. As part of Gannett’s three-person Albany bureau, she won the New York Publishers Association award for distinguished state government coverage in 2013 and 2014. Jessica twice chaired a planning committee for the Albany press corps’ annual political satire show, the oldest of its kind in the country.
She started her career at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson. There she won the Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors’ 2013 first place award for continuing coverage of former Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision to pardon more than 200 felons as he left office.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and English literature from SUNY Plattsburgh, a public liberal arts college in northeastern New York. She (proudly) hails from Rochester, N.Y.
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Homeschooling in Florida is on the rise, and so is the variety of class offerings that can include things like surfing and science.
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WLRN News' series: “Waiting for America,” examines the successes and failures of President Biden’s key immigration policy. -
Alberto Carvalho said he hopes the school board fast-tracks a plan to adopt new books and restore the sex ed curriculum — especially since state law requires health classes to cover teen pregnancy and teen dating violence. -
Jose Dotres, who spent three decades in Miami-Dade public schools as a teacher and administrator, will replace outgoing superintendent Alberto Carvalho,. -
A school board with ideological divisions over charter schools, the role of police, budget priorities and more: That's what Alberto Carvalho will need to manage in his next role, explained KPCC education reporter Kyle Stokes. -
The study was intended to monitor students’ language development, but researchers realized they could use the data to reflect how density of individuals in a classroom affected infection rates. -
It's not a final decision on whether facial coverings can be required in school. Legal challenges are continuing in state and federal proceedings. -
Parents Of Kids With Disabilities, Severe Medical Conditions Push For Strict Mask Mandates In SchoolSouth Florida students who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 may not be able to attend school at all if their classmates aren't wearing masks, their parents argue. -
Why Engineering Degrees Still Take Four Years, And Other Lessons For A Florida Lawmaker On A CollegeState Sen. Shevrin Jones spent the summer touring public universities around the state. -
The largest school district in Florida will mandate masks for the school year that starts Monday, joining two others in defying Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
