Natalie La Roche Pietri
Education ReporterNatalie La Roche Pietri is the education reporter at WLRN.
Before joining WLRN, Natalie interned at the Boston Globe on the Great Divide, a team dedicated to investigating race, class, and inequality in Boston-area schools.
She covered general news as an intern at the Miami Herald, and reported on camera covering politics in Washington, D.C, as an NBCU Academy Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fellow.
Natalie graduated from Florida International University with a double major in digital communications and English. She was the managing editor for Caplin News, a student media digital publication at FIU, and president of the Society of Professional Journalists at FIU.
Originally from Venezuela, Natalie grew up in Broward and speaks fluent Spanish. You can reach her at nlarochep@wlrnnews.org and follow her on X at @natalaroche.
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The state determines a district's letter grade based on multiple factors, including student performance on state tests, graduation rates and students' performance on advanced coursework. -
At its meeting last week, the School Board of Palm Beach County voted to write a letter to county commissioners requesting more information about the center and review how it could affect students and staff. -
Gallon was unopposed and qualifying for the seats ended Tuesday at noon. He and four other candidates were officially elected or reelected. -
A Jewish community center in Broward County is on a mission to advance Holocaust education through the arts, preserving survivors' testimonies through song. -
A new study found students experience unintended consequences: less time for extracurricular activities, confusion about selecting courses and majors, and going through college too quickly. -
Last year, the elite research universities received $40 million, the same amount the Florida Senate wanted to allocate again this budget session. But the House of Representatives didn’t budge. -
The Broward County tax collector has pushed back against the district's school board after members voted to take legal action against the office over a dispute regarding how $5 million from a school referendum were handled. -
Of the more than 76,000 speeding tickets that went out between January and March, 68% were made by a privately-owned camera system, according to the Herald. -
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, board members directed district lawyers to explore legal avenues to capture the $5.6 million, or 2% of the $275 million, generated by a school referendum passed in 2022. -
The second lady's summer reading challenge invites kindergarten through 8th grade students to read a dozen books this summer. -
The board recently approved an internal search to capture candidates who could potentially lead the country's third largest school district. It's depending on one of the largest educational leadership search firms in the country for the search. -
The proposed cuts are estimated to save about $54 million. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members have often spoken about the need downsize district staff to make it proportional to shrinking student enrollment.
