yesterday, I reported on Hillsborough’s COVID policies. today, one of my bites from that story was played on All Things Considered alongside a fantastic interview with Kerry Sheridan. such a cool way to end my internship with WUSF 😭😭😭

As of today - “COVID harassment” is a thing in Florida. New rule allows students to apply for a voucher and flee schools with mandatory masking, etc for private schools. State official said yesterday it would also work in reverse, although FL Board of Ed didn’t answer that.

today was my last day WUSF 🥲 in the last 3 months, I’ve produced 50+ stories ranging from the opioid crisis to contentious school board meetings to… dogs. Mark Schreiner thank you for trusting me to cover some really important news and, as always, thank you for the edits!

When history and technology collide: rich, often untold stories of St. Petersburg, FL African American community will be accessible via a virtual walking tour. Nicole Slaughter Graham, The Florida Holocaust Museum @CGWoodsonMuseum . Kudos to WUSF reporter Jacob Wentz. wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/local-state/20…

.WFSU News and Health News Florida have won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for their series Committed: Children And The Baker Act, focused on the skyrocketing number of Florida children involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluations. RTDNA wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-fl…

It's unanimous -- Florida's Board of Education will punish Alachua County for its mandatory student mask policy. How exactly? The BOE wants FLDOE to investigate the conduct of Alachua school leaders and more accountability from them. Funds could still be withheld.

NEW: In reversal, Palm Beach County School Board members voted late last night to mandate face masks; no parental opt-out unless students have a critical medical exemption. The new policy defies Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order that bans mask mandates. WLRN Public Media #Florida #Masks

hi twitter, I live in Brussels now

After a virtual orientation last week, we were so happy to welcome some of our U.S. Fulbrighters to Belgium at in-person meet-ups in Brussels!

My story on substitutes and teacher shortages made it to the front page of today’s New York Times! It’s been a pretty good Friday.

The EU-US Young Leaders Seminar has ended — with smiles & Belgian waffles! On their third day in Brussels, these young transatlanticists discussed diversity and democracy, and presented their ideas for a “Marshall Plan 2.0." We're eager to see what they achieve next! #EUUSNextGen

I'm very interested in how colleges will respond to these 'divisive concept' bills becoming law. If you are too, here's one example. The University of Florida just sent a presentation to faculty on the newly signed Stop Woke Act...

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Congratulations to Corey Johnson, Rebecca Woolington, Eli Murray and Tampa Bay Times. #Pulitzer

BREAKING NEWS: Tampa Bay Times reporters Corey Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray have won the news organization’s 14th Pulitzer Prize for exposing dangers at Florida’s only lead smelter. trib.al/C4Mbg5K

Frontier AI firms are partnering with U.S. National Labs, which alters the risk calculus for cyberattacks. As Jacob Wentz argues, “Activity inside these dual-use environments could plausibly be read as reconnaissance of nuclear systems." csis.org/blogs/strategi…

NEW | China's latest lithography breakthrough claims to sidestep U.S. chip controls. But in a new piece from CSIS Strategic Technologies Program and CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, Jacob Wentz and Anita Lin argue the announcement says more about narrative than capacity: csis.org/blogs/strategi…