Jessica Bakeman

Miami

Senior News Editor at WLRN-FM (Miami, FL)

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How I’m answering the U.S. Surgeon General’s call to combat loneliness | Opinion

Feb 12, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Jessica Bakeman

The U.S. Surgeon General has a warning for Americans about a pervasive condition that worsens the risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety and premature death. This societal ill is about as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In a letter last May, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy described our urgent obligation as a nation to combat it as aggressively as we have fought addiction and obesity. In the advisory, he declared an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation.
In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

Nov 13, 2023 | wlrn.org | Jessica Bakeman

Homeschooling in Florida is on the rise, and so is the variety of class offerings that can include things like surfing and science. Copyright 2023 WLRN 91.3 FM
In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

Nov 13, 2023 | kvcrnews.org | Jessica Bakeman

Published November 13, 2023 at 2:10 AM PST LEILA FADEL, HOST:Science class at the beach? That's what home school looks like for a group of kids in South Florida. Jessica Bakeman from member station WLRN reports home-schooling has surged in the Sunshine State. JESSICA BAKEMAN, BYLINE: To Luna Ojeda, getting tossed off her surfboard feels the same as riding a roller coaster. LUNA OJEDA: I like when I flip over.
In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

Nov 13, 2023 | ctpublic.org | Jessica Bakeman

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In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

Nov 13, 2023 | wamu.org | Jessica Bakeman

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In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

Nov 13, 2023 | wbur.org | Jessica Bakeman
In post-pandemic South Florida, unconventional education is thriving

Nov 13, 2023 | wfdd.org | Jessica Bakeman |Adam Bearne

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Science lesson at the beach? In post-pandemic South Florida, 'unconventional' education thrives

Oct 25, 2023 | wlrn.org | Jessica Bakeman

To Luna Ojeda, flipping over on a surfboard feels the same as riding a roller coaster. "I couldn't breathe," said the 6-year-old on a sunny afternoon this spring, hardly shaken up after a wave overwhelmed her tiny frame, knocking her into the ocean. "But I took a breath, and I felt okay."Her teacher was with her in the water, and her mom watched from the shore. Her classroom was the sand and sea of Deerfield Beach.
'I'm going to pinch to help them': The Biden parole program from a sponsor's perspective

Oct 23, 2023 | wusf.org | Jessica Bakeman |Wilkine Brutus |Helen Acevedo

Paulette Francois has two homes and constantly feels torn between them. One is in Palm Beach County, where she has lived since 1981, when she arrived from Jérémie, Haiti, after a perilous journey on an unseaworthy vessel. The other is in her home country, where her family lives under political instability and the constant threat of gang violence. Their suffering is never far from her mind. "It's like you're living a double life," Francois said.
'I'm going to pinch to help them:' The Biden parole program from a sponsor's perspective

Oct 23, 2023 | wlrn.org | Jessica Bakeman |Wilkine Brutus |Helen Acevedo

Paulette Francois has two homes and constantly feels torn between them. One is in Palm Beach County, where she has lived since 1981, when she arrived from Jérémie, Haiti, after a perilous journey on an unseaworthy vessel. The other is in her home country, where her family lives under political instability and the constant threat of gang violence. Their suffering is never far from her mind. "It's like you're living a double life," Francois said.

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