Sequoia Carrillo
Sequoia Carrillo is a reporter for NPR's Education Team. Along with covering big stories like the student debt crisis and segregation in K-12 schools, she reports on innovation in the education space — sometimes for Code Switch.
Since 2020, she's managed the Student Podcast Challenge, an initiative to get younger voices on the airwaves, and has traveled around the country to hear students' stories.
Prior to covering education at NPR, she started as an intern on the How I Built This team where she learned how to cut tape, wrangle guests and write out 100 questions before every interview.
Carrillo holds a bachelor's degree in history and media studies from the University of Virginia and a master's in journalism from Georgetown University.
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The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny. -
About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice. -
Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people. -
A month-long moot court program in New York City lets students prosecute — and defend — cases, offering real-world lessons in how government works. -
The Trump administration announced a $100,000 fee to accompany each H1-B visa. The fee could wreak havoc on rural school districts that rely on them to bring in teachers. -
Avani Yaltho, this year's high school winner in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, brought three generations of her family together to talk about their shared history. -
The group of more than 40 conservative organizations met for the first time on Wednesday. The initiative is aimed at celebrations of the nation's founding next summer. -
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024. -
The president's arrival delayed the match and left many ticketholders waiting in line. He watched from Rolex's luxury box. -
The ruling is a legal victory for Harvard but the White House says it will appeal the decision.
