Kate Payne
As a Tallahassee native, Kate Payne grew up listening to WFSU. She loves being part of a station that had such an impact on her. Kate is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. With a background in documentary and narrative filmmaking, Kate has a broad range of multimedia experience. When she’s not working, you can find her rock climbing, cooking or hanging out with her cat.
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Following a contentious public meeting Wednesday, Miami-Dade County school board members voted to reject sex education textbooks they had previously approved. District staff say the subject can't be taught until new materials are approved — which will take months. -
The evidence on the first day of the trial was brutal and graphic. It was also a taste of what the next few months of the trial will be like. -
School districts across Florida are grappling with how to comply with House Bill 1557, which critics have labeled the "Don't Say Gay" law. In Palm Beach County, the school district has removed an LGBTQ support guide from its website for further review. -
Broward County School Board member Lori Alhadeff won her seat after her daughter was killed during the Parkland shooting. -
The law's ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity won't apply to grades four and up until the state provides more guidance.
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Growing up in a family of casino workers in Nevada, Samantha Marazita said she never pictured herself as the type to go to med school. Now she is being awarded her MD, as part of the inaugural class of Nova Southeastern's of Allopathic Medicine. -
Many employers still deal with staff shortages, so even modest increases in workers calling in sick can be a burden, Meantime, school districts are limited in how they can respond under state mandate restrictions. -
The Supreme Court nominee says it was her time as a competitive debater in high school that paved her way for future success. Current students on her school's debate team say her nomination is changing how they view themselves and each other. -
Kids were already facing a mental health crisis before the pandemic. Closing schools for a year only made it worse, says Rachel Kusher of the Florida School Counselor Association. And reopening hasn’t fixed all the harm. -
Four years ago, Debbi Hixon lost her husband, Chris, when he was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Hixon says the pain feels "just as fresh today" as it did Feb. 14, 2018.
