Kathleen joined WBUR in 2008. She has worked a variety of roles in the newsroom, starting as a production assistant and newscast writer for Morning Edition. She spent nearly five years with Radio Boston, where she led coverage of the 2016 charter school ballot question and produced enterprise reporting on the business record of a newly appointed general manager of the MBTA, Luis Ramirez.
Before joining WBUR, Kathleen spent a year volunteering at a non-profit women’s center in El Paso, Texas. Kathleen graduated from Fordham University, where she worked as an award-winning reporter and news anchor at WFUV. A native Cincinnatian, Kathleen still calls soft drinks “pop” and uses the phrase “pouring down rain.”
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No Mask Mandate For Mass. Schools, And State Suggests Vaccinated Students Shed Masks
In updated guidance released Friday, state education and public health leaders recommended that vaccinated students be able to keep masks off and "strongly recommend" unvaccinated students and staff wear masks...
Report Details Crisis In Boston Early Childhood Programs, Suggests Interventions
Boston families with young children may have had a harder time accessing key child development screening and services during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report.
Connections May Be Key To Helping Young Children Recover From Pandemic Upheaval
The latest in a Harvard survey of families and early educators show continued disruption in children's social-emotional behaviors, but also an opportunity to invest in connection.
Mass. Launches Weekly Coronavirus Testing For Early Education Field
State leaders and advocates say weekly coronavirus testing is an integral part of helping early education and care programs remain open and safe, particularly as the state lifts mandates and...
The Masks Are Off — Including At Child Care Centers
Public health officials are recommending kids five older wear their masks indoors and keep at least 3-feet of separation, but mandates to do so are gone.
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Mass. Lifts Coronavirus-Related Mandates For Child Care Settings
The rapid switch from state mandate to flexible guidance has caused confusion and worry among providers who are balancing the stresses and needs of staff, families and young children, the...
Massachusetts High Schools Must Offer Fully In-Person Learning By May 17
All district high schools will be required to offer in-person learning for high school students five days a week by that deadline.
Students, Tell Us: What Did The Pandemic Teach You About Your Education?
To mark over a year of pandemic education, we want to hear from you: what do you hope goes back to the way it was before and what do you...
WBUR Poll: More Parents Want Their Kids To Return To Classrooms By This Fall
Only 49% of parents surveyed said they want their kids back in school buildings now. But come September 67% said they wanted in-person learning.
Baker Administration Wants Elementary Students Back In Classrooms Beginning In April
State education Commissioner Jeff Riley hopes to bring elementary school students back into classrooms full time as early as April, especially because COVID-19 health metrics inside schools have been improving.