WYPR 88.1 FM

WYPR is Baltimore’s NPR news station and has served the community for nearly 20 years. WYPR is committed to covering a diverse community. Its mission is to inform, connect and even challenge listeners in the metro area, and across the state via signals in Frederick and Ocean City, Maryland, by broadcasting programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit. In 2021, it won several of the industry’s highest journalism awards.

Current Position

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Beat: The state of education in Baltimore in light of the pandemic

Position:

The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call for school districts across the country. In Maryland, as in other states the pandemic shone a glaring light on the disparities from spending per pupil—often within the same district—to the inequities in technology in terms of programs, readiness, and equipment. Along with deep-diving into policies, practices, red-lining and other factors that have created a cycle of inequity in education, this reporter will find and tell the stories of programs that are working and succeeding, and hold accountable the school leaders and elected officials in charge of educating the children in our state.

Reporter: Zshekinah Collier