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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Una nueva ley en Florida amplía Schools of Hope (Escuelas de Esperanza), permitiendo que las escuelas chárter se establezcan dentro de cualquier escuela pública con espacio sin utilizar, sin pagar alquiler. La escuela pública asumiría muchos costos de la chárter, como alimentos, transporte, seguridad y servicios públicos. -
Los precios se están disparando debido a que finalizan los subsidios temporales de la era de COVID y las aseguradoras aumentan las tarifas para compensar a la gente que está abandonando el grupo de cobertura. Para muchos, las primas serán demasiado altas para conservar su plan. -
A new law in Florida expands Schools of Hope, allowing charters to set up inside any public school with unused space, rent-free. The public school would pay many costs for the charter, like food, transport, security and utilities. -
Prices are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan. -
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.
