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:
Thursday, April 08, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Individual schools will now close if there are four or more coronavirus cases, but only if there's evidence that any of them was caused by exposure inside school.
Thursday, April 08, 2021
An NYC public schools update with WNYC education reporter Jessica Gould.
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The budget will meet the requirements of a longstanding and unfulfilled court mandate.
Monday, April 05, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The mayor says he's still working out updated guidelines with the unions.
Friday, April 02, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
A few weeks ago, Mayor de Blasio said 40-thousand public school employees had been vaccinated. Now, he says that recorded figure has grown to 65,000.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Federal stimulus money could be transformative for New York City’s public school system. But days before the state's budget deadline, it’s not fully clear how much is coming or when.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
New York City is nearly doubling the slots available for three-year-olds in its free 3K program this fall.
Monday, March 15, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Students with the Miseducation podcast are working on a new season based on their experiences during the pandemic. They're calling it 'Unmuted.'
Monday, March 15, 2021
A year after NYC schools shut down, Jessica Gould joins us to look back at what has been overcome and what is still to come.
Monday, March 15, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
We hear the voices of the largest school system in the nation as they navigated an unprecedented year of turmoil during the pandemic.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
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Cindy Rodriguez : Reporter, WNYC News /
Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
WNYC/Gothamist worked with the Independent Budget Office to map where attendance is lowest in public schools.
Monday, March 08, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The Public School Athletic League is also set to resume in April.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Richard Carranza is stepping down. He'll be replaced by Meisha Porter, the top superintendent of Bronx schools.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The schools have been fully remote since November, and many students are choosing to keep staying out of the classroom.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The federal government says states must move forward with certain standardized tests this year but New York students may not need to take as many.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
The city has been testing a sample of students and staff at each public school weekly. But it's refused to extend the program to charters.
Monday, February 08, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Officials said middle school educators will get priority for vaccinations the week before.
Monday, February 08, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Applying to college is a huge lift any time, but it’s been an even bigger burden for some New York City Public School seniors this year.
Tuesday, February 02, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
More students have been choosing charter schools while enrollment at the city's traditional public schools goes down.
Monday, February 01, 2021
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Jessica Gould : Reporter, WNYC News
Laleña Garcia wrote What We Believe with illustrator Caryn Davidson.