Danielle Prieur
Education ReporterDanielle is WMFE's education reporter.
She started at WMFE as a general assignment reporter and fill-in host. Now, she covers K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions in Brevard, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia counties.
Before becoming a journalist, Danielle was a high school English teacher in her native Michigan.
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.
She is a member of the Education Writers Association. Her reporting has been featured on NPR, Marketplace, and Vox. Email Danielle at dprieur@wmfe.org.
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The township is the oldest Black-incorporated municipality in Florida.
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Hundreds of faith leaders in Florida and throughout the country have pledged to write their local representatives to ask for more humanitarian aid for Haiti.
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The school district has sent a letter of intent to donate 10 acres of land from the former Hungerford site to the museum.
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Students at Challenger 7 Elementary will start year-round school on July 22.
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Parents in the district will get an additional call starting April 8 if their child is missing from school.
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A Florida court settlement has gutted much of what critics called the "don't say gay" law. Teachers and students can now discuss gender identity and sexual orientation without punishment.
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A settlement has been reached that rolls back part of Florida's so-called "don't say gay" law, which bans instruction on gender identity.
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The law called the Don't Say Gay law by critics, banned instruction around gender identity and sexuality in Florida K-12 schools since 2022.
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A bill headed to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk would limit the number of challenges residents without children in school districts can make.
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The bill would allow religious chaplains of all denominations to act as counselors in K-12 schools in Florida.