Danielle Prieur
Education ReporterDanielle covers K-12 schools and colleges and universities throughout Central Florida.
Danielle got her bachelors in English from the University of Michigan. She also holds a masters in education from the University of Michigan and a masters in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Before becoming a journalist, Danielle was a high school English teacher in her home state of Michigan.
She is a member of the Education Writers Association. Her reporting has been featured on NPR, Marketplace, and Vox, and has won Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, Public Media Journalists Association, and Society of Professional Journalists awards.
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President Trump signed an order Thursday with the intent to close the U.S. Department of Education. -
A bill in the Florida House would make it easier for parents to attend truancy meetings and for schools to update parents and the state on kids at risk of truancy. -
A bill in the Florida Legislature would set up a yearlong “Hunger-Free Campus” pilot program at three state colleges or universities. -
The scholarship program provides partial and full scholarships for Floridians to attend in-state colleges and universities. -
The bills would require schools to take certain preventative measures to protect student health in the classroom and on the athletic field. -
The department is looking to hire teachers aides, career and technical education teachers, adult education teachers, and special ed teachers. -
Nearly half of the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce was pink slipped this week. -
The program can be completed in as little as four semesters of study. -
A bill in the Florida Senate that would repeal restrictions on middle and high school start times has passed its second committee. -
The bill would expand early intervention programs, set up charter schools, and fund summer learning for students with autism.
