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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For the past six weeks, parents have pressured lawmakers and district leaders to leave their neighborhood school alone, despite its low enrollment. -
In a letter to families, the district announced it was withdrawing the proposal following backlash from parents. -
Mater Academy cuenta con la designación estatal “Schools of Hope” (Escuelas de Esperanza), lo que significa que puede solicitar compartir espacio en escuelas públicas con baja matrícula. -
Booker Elementary and Booker Middle were included in the superintendent's plan to prevent a charter school from moving in because both are operating at less than half capacity. -
Mater Academy has a Schools of Hope designation from the state, meaning it can apply to share space in public schools with low enrollment. -
Más de una docena de protestas “Sin Reyes” se llevaron a cabo en la región, como parte de más de 2,600 programadas en ciudades grandes y pequeñas de todo el país. -
The idea is to protect Brookside Middle from a charter takeover by moving Suncoast Polytechnical High there and creating a new school for grades 6 to 12. -
More than a dozen "No Kings" protests took place around the region, part of more than 2,600 around the country in cities large and small. -
El sarampión es la más mortal de todas las enfermedades infantiles con sarpullido, según el Departamento de Salud de Florida. Dos niños y un adulto murieron este año en un brote de sarampión en Texas. -
Measles is the most deadly of all childhood rash illnesses, according to the Florida Department of Health. Two children and an adult died this year in a measles outbreak in Texas.
