Sequoia Carrillo
Sequoia Carrillo is an assistant editor for NPR's Education Team. Along with writing, producing, and reporting for the team, she manages the Student Podcast Challenge.
Prior to covering education at NPR, she started as an intern on the How I Built This team.
Sequoia holds a bachelor's degree in history and media studies from the University of Virginia. She is currently working towards her master's in journalism from Georgetown University.
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Colleges are just beginning to receive long-overdue FAFSA data. Meanwhile, students who've been accepted to college still face weeks before they receive aid offers. -
Students with parents who don't have a Social Security number are unable to complete the new version of the federal financial-aid form, adding yet another barrier to the college admissions process. -
Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school. -
Amid the rise in teen opioid overdoses, school systems from California to Maryland are changing their approach: Instead of zero tolerance, they're turning to rehabilitation. -
From second grade to seniors in high school, students are getting bombarded with news. Teachers are working to give them the tools to process it. -
Americans agree students should be prepared for school shootings, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds they differ in how to approach the issue -
A life-saving drug is gaining support for use in schools across the country, but only about half of the largest districts stock it -
Narcan is the best option schools have to save students from an overdose, but it's only readily available in a handful of the nation's districts.
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A heat wave at the start of the school year has educators scrambling to keep kids cool and safe. -
A heat wave along the East Coast and in the Midwest leads to closings, shorter school days.
