Jill Replogle
Senior Reporter, College Pathways (she/her)I have the best new beat in our newsroom, covering pathways to higher education and the obstacles students face along the way. By students, I mean ALL students of ALL ages, especially those who have historically been shut out of higher education.
And by higher education, I mean the full range: short-term certificate programs to four-year colleges.
My goal is to make every story I report useful to students and the people who support students.
I'm relatively new to the education beat, but in my two decades as a journalist, I've covered everything from homelessness in Orange County to drug smuggling in Central America.
I can think of no better place to live than within a few hours drive of the ocean, mountains and desert. Check!
Can't pronounce my last name? I'm happy to give a tutorial, or you can just call me "Reps."
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Climate and Environment
Interns with the Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave, or WISDOM, program spent long pandemic nights measuring light pollution in the desert. -
Education
Critics of standardized tests argue that they unfairly disadvantage some students and contribute to the lack of diversity in higher education.
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Education
Nearly half of all California undergraduates finish school in debt.
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Education
Thanks to a change in the state's Cal Grant system, low-income community college students are now entitled to financial aid regardless of age.
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Education
College enrollment among Black students, which was already lower than other groups, dropped precipitously during the pandemic.
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News
Businesses are tasked with checking vaccination status before letting customers inside.
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Food
Sometimes you Tweet, and real angels deliver.
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Education
Some aspects of applying for college are (sort of) back to normal. Others may be forever changed. This is what you need to know about applying to college in 2021.
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Education
It's going to have to be “all hands on deck,” one school board leader says.
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Education
California is working to expand apprenticeships in areas where the "earn and learn" model hasn't historically been common, like IT and health care.
