Kerry Sheridan
Reporter/HostI cover health and K-12 education – two topics that have overlapped a lot since the pandemic began.
Every other week, you’ll hear me hosting the local portion of All Things Considered, live from our studios at USF Sarasota-Manatee.
Before joining WUSF, I reported for Agence France-Presse (AFP), and had the chance to work in places like Nicosia, Tbilisi, Baku, Beirut, Cairo, Gaza and Jerusalem – as well as DC and Miami.
I’ve learned about the world by seeing some of it, and by talking to people. I strive to amplify diverse voices in our quest to inform the public through fact-based reporting.
And if we schedule an interview that I say will last about 15 minutes, expect it to go at least 30.
When I’m not on a story, you might find me chaperoning a field trip, honing my percussion skills, or sweating in a hot yoga studio.
You can reach me via email at sheridank@wusf.org, on X @kerrsheridan or by phone at 813-974-8663.
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Academica, which operates charters, says on its website that it plans to open only a "handful" of schools in 2027-28 and will rescind notices for other locations after it determines those co-locations. -
Una serie de reuniones públicas están programadas para noviembre y diciembre. -
A series of public meetings are scheduled for November and December. -
Dozens of schools across the greater Tampa Bay region are bracing for a second round of notices from School of Hope operators, which want to set up inside under-enrolled public schools. -
Most at the meeting praised the superintendent for acting quickly to prevent Schools of Hope from moving into public schools with empty space. -
A hundred years ago, doctors often made house calls. It was an era when penicillin had not been discovered yet and hospitals were a novelty. -
Sarasota is one of several districts in the Tampa Bay region with low enrollment, and has public schools in danger of being taken over by charters.
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An unusual spike in seabirds that are unable to walk is worrying local wildife experts -
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For the past six weeks, parents have pressured lawmakers and district leaders to leave their neighborhood school alone, despite its low enrollment.
