Jessica Gould covers education for WNYC.
Her stories can be heard on the local broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and nationally on NPR.
Jessica was the lead reporter for WNYC’s award-winning Affordability Project, which profiled diverse New Yorkers struggling to make it in this expensive city.
She has also reported on business and politics, notably making front page news when a mayoral candidate fell asleep on her mid-interview!
Prior to WNYC, Jessica spent nearly a decade in Washington, D.C. where she reported for public radio station WAMU, and served as the nightlife correspondent for the Washington City Paper (with the help of orthopedic clogs and a lot of coffee).
Jessica is a graduate of Harvard University and of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is an adjunct professor at NYU's Journalism Institute. You can follow her on Twitter at @byjessicagould.
Read Jessica's latest reporting on Gothamist.
Jessica Gould appears in the following:
Monday, March 11, 2024
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
WNYC obtained photos from a Brooklyn book lover that showed boxes of kids’ books left with the garbage at PS 55, known as the Henry Boehm School.
Thursday, March 07, 2024
The Adams administration has made budget cuts that are affecting the number of available seats in 3K and pre-k.
Friday, February 16, 2024
The new curriculum is part of the administration’s focus on overhauling literacy instruction in a system where only half of elementary and middle school students reach proficiency.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Educators and parents around the city said they had problems logging on. The education department acknowledged there was a problem.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
As migrant families face eviction from their shelters, some of their Brooklyn neighbors are looking for ways to help them earn money.
Monday, November 20, 2023
Parents and educators say they have seen little to no improvement in the public school system’s ability to help middle and high schoolers with dyslexia.
Monday, November 13, 2023
A new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage introduces young visitors to the Holocaust by by zeroing in on one of the more inspiring, and lesser known, stories of the period.
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Migrant families notified they have 60 days to leave the city’s shelter system say they’re worried their children’s education will be upended just as schools break for Christmas.
Monday, October 23, 2023
Story of one family's year-long battle with New York City's Department of Education to help their child receive the specialized instruction required while growing up with dyslexia.
Monday, September 25, 2023
WNCY followed Matthew Green and his grandmother as they learned he had dyslexia, a revelation that sent them into a complex world of neuropsychiatrists, lawyers and private school.
Thursday, September 07, 2023
How the schools are handling the thousands of new students who are part of the wave of migrants coming to the city, and calls about family members who started school as an immigrant.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
After a harrowing trip last year from Colombia to the U.S.-Mexico border, an 11-year-old girl has found confidence through a New York City program dedicated to chess.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The plan will require elementary schools across the city to shift to a reading curriculum that focuses on phonics and comprehension.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The expansion of charter schools in New York has become a central issue in Albany this year as Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers battle over the state’s budget, which is due April 1.
Monday, February 20, 2023
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
A 4-foot-long alligator pulled out of Prospect Park Lake continued to be evaluated at the Bronx Zoo health center on Monday.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Across the country student achievement plunged during the pandemic. What's the plan for New York City students?
Friday, September 09, 2022
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Emily Botein : Vice President for Original Programming, WNYC Studios
By some measures, New York City has the most segregated school system in the country. Four high schools in Brooklyn are focussing their hopes for change on an unlikely target: sports.
Friday, September 09, 2022
By some measures, New York City has the most segregated school system in the country. Four high schools in Brooklyn are focussing their hopes for change on an unlikely target: sports.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Education reporter Jessica Gould explains the NYC Schools budget cuts and why the numbers are disputed.
Monday, July 11, 2022
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
There were older couples and younger ones, gay, straight and nonbinary couples, couples of different races and from different places, all joining together at Lincoln Center.