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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Adam Hasner is a former Republican Majority Leader in the Florida House of Representatives. He is one of the latest in a growing trend in Florida: Presidential candidates for public universities are increasingly politically connected leaders with little experience in higher education. -
Adam Hasner's candidacy is one of the latest in a growing trend in Florida: Presidents for public universities are increasingly becoming politically connected leaders with little experience in higher education. -
South Florida school districts are responding to federal policy changes that would allow federal immigration officers to conduct searches and arrests on school grounds after a directive issued last week removed restrictions that prevented raids in schools. -
The Broward County school board has voted on Tuesday to repurpose several under-enrolled schools. The first phase includes reconfiguring four schools to be K-8.
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In November, Broward voters passed an amendment establishing a specialized branch dedicated to school board oversight. Inspector General Carol Breece said the office so far has received one inquiry, which is under review.
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During a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Rubio told his fellow U.S. Senators that there is no easy answer in Haiti, where violence by armed gangs continues unabated. -
As Carver Elementary marks more than 125 years of history, astronaut Winston Scott remembers his days as a student and what integration was like as one of the first Black kids to attend Coral Gables High. -
A new observation tower off Alligator Alley along I-75 will offer travelers a wide view of the swamp at the rest area of Mile Marker 35. It’s part of a new recreational and environmental area that will offer boat ramp entry, a lower and upper boardwalk as well as a lookout tower.
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The principal of Cypress Run Education Center was arrested on suspicion of impersonating law enforcement.
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In November, Broward voters passed an amendment establishing a specialized branch in the county’s Office of Inspector General dedicated to School Board oversight.
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Federal law enforcement officials say they disrupted an alleged attack on a major pro-Israel organization here in South Florida.
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New flights between Miami and the Dominican Republic are on the horizon. The budget airline Arajet expects to start flights next summer between Miami International Airport and either Santo Domingo or Punta Cana.
