Nancy Guan - WUSF
As WUSF's general assignment reporter, Nancy covers a variety of topics across the Tampa Bay region. Though she's originally a West Coast native, she has settled into the balmy Southeast as her new home. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 2020, she moved from Los Angeles to Savannah, Georgia, where she worked as the general assignment reporter for the Savannah Morning News. For two years, she reported on Chatham County’s municipal governments and whatever else came her way. There, she learned the value of public service journalism, civic engagement and building relationships with the local community. In her free time, you’ll probably find her on the beach, scouring an antique shop or figuring out how to bike in this city.
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Brothers Leo, left, and Diego Dulanto Falcon talk about their experience growing up undocumented. The two applied for and were accepted into the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was created in 2012 and gives them temporary relief from deportation and opportunities to work. | Nancy Guan, WUSF
October 31, 2024

Brothers share their experience growing up undocumented

Leo and Diego Dulanto Falcon were undocumented after coming to the U.S. from Peru as young children.…

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A couple of farmworkers walk home in Immokalee after Hurricane Irma struck the small town in 2017. | Andrea Melendez, WGCU
August 9, 2024

Migrant farmworkers left vulnerable in disasters

Language barriers and immigration status are major hurdles to seeking emergency relief when natural disasters strike.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference May 9, 2023, to sign several education bills and increases in teacher pay. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
June 11, 2024

Teacher unions say pay raise isn’t enough

Florida ranks near the bottom nationwide in average teacher salaries, according to the Florida Education Association.…

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February 12, 2024

Advocates worry more public schools could become charters

A legislative bill would allow muncipalities to apply to convert public schools within city boundaries into charters.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo during an appearance Sept. 7, 2023, in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 4, 2024

Florida’s surgeon general calls for halt in COVID-19 vaccines

The statement from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo contradicts recommendations from federal health agencies.…

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December 20, 2023

Mandatory school recess won’t be scrubbed after all

Florida legislators nixed part of a larger education bill that would have taken away the mandatory recess period.…

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September 25, 2023

Voucher delays frustrate families and schools

Some Florida students still have not received their private school vouchers, and it’s putting their schools in dire straits.…

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Students walk by Century Tower on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. | Sam Thomas, Fresh Take Florida
September 13, 2023

Florida’s education policies chase away college faculty

Nearly half of the 642 Florida faculty surveyed said they plan to seek employment in another state within the next…