Jeffrey Pierre
Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk, where helps the team manage workflows, coordinate member station coverage, social media and the NPR Ed newsletter. Before the Education Desk, he was a producer and director on Morning Edition and the Up First podcast.
Throughout his time at NPR, Pierre has done a wide range of work. In 2020, he reported in Haiti with Carrie Kahn to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2010 earthquake. In 2018, he spent some time in Memphis, Tenn., with Noel King to mark the 50-year anniversary of the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 2017, he wore the hat of movie critic, speaking to Weekend Edition's Scott Simon about the Halloween cult classic Hocus Pocus.
Before coming to NPR, Pierre was a community reporter for the Miami Herald where he covered the Little Haiti neighborhood, and the city of Opa-Locka as the FBI investigated the mayor and council for corruption. During his time at the Herald, he also worked in the WLRN newsroom, Miami's NPR Member station, which shares an office with the Herald.
In the summer of 2016, Pierre spent 10 weeks reporting for the News21 Fellowship on voting rights in Phoenix, Ariz.; Selma, Ala.; Ferguson, Mo.; and Highland Park, Mich. The project – titled Voting Wars – won numerous awards, including the 2017 EPPY Award, the Investigative Reports and Editors Award, Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards and the Student Edward R. Murrow Award.
Pierre graduated from Florida International University with a degree in journalism. He's an avid NBA fan and the son of two Haitian immigrants.
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School safety experts have coalesced around a handful of important measures communities and politicians can take to protect students. -
After nearly a decade, the director of the National Weather Service has stepped down. Getting the public to understand weather is just as important as the science that delivers the forecasts, he says. -
Named after the artist's mother, Savage's third album celebrates femininity as sensual, empowered and strong. It's her first release since being featured on Beyoncé's The Lion King soundtrack. -
Every year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of unsigned musicians — like powerhouse singer Danielle Ponder. Her entry, "Poor Man's Pain," was inspired by her work as a public defender. -
COVID-19 closed schools all over the world. But students are still taking the lead in the Black Lives Matter protests. So we ask student activists how they're organizing during the pandemic. -
The country's racial justice problems aren't limited to policing — U.S. schools also struggle with inequity and implicit bias. -
NPR's Education Team wants to hear from educators who are using podcasts in their lesson plans. How are you grading them? How well are students performing in these assignments? -
Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten. -
Words of wisdom, and hope, from speeches given by seniors this year at their high school graduation ceremonies.
