Julia McEvoy

KQED Senior Editor

Julia McEvoy is KQED's Senior Editor, Education Equity. Julia heads KQED’s education coverage examining inequities students face in Bay Area and California schools, and reports on what it will take to educate the next generation. Julia's editorial work has received a Peabody Award, a Casey Medal for Coverage of Children and Families, several Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as awards from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Society for Professional Journalists.

By Julia McEvoyBy Julia McEvoy

A woman with light-brown skin, a tattoo sleeve on her left arm, and long gray-brown hair appears to read out loud from a piece of paper she holds as a Black male student, a Latinx male student and a Black female student stand or sit near her inside a high school classroom. The mood is relaxed and happy.

Oakland School's Peer-to-Peer Counseling Program Helps Students Cope With Trauma

a young woman with curly hair sits between her parents in their kitchen

Grass Valley Teens Stand Up to Racist Bullying as School Board Election Becomes a Battleground

A standardized test with a broken yellow pencil.

California Student Test Scores Plunged This Year. 2 Education Experts Explain What That Means

A Latina high school junior plays violin.

In Richmond, Extra Money for Arts Education Is an Equity Issue

Two women are standing in woods. The woman on the left is wearing a yellow t-shirt and the woman on the right is wearing a navy blue t-shirt.

Oakland Parents Want a Seat at the Table in OUSD Negotiations With Teachers Union

Three teenage boys-of-color huddle around an art project on the table.

Transcript: Prop. 28 Would Provide Dedicated Arts Education Funding

Prop. 28: Additional Funding for Art and Music in Public Schools

A Hispanic woman and her young son are seen from behind as high schoolers exit school.

Despite Promises of Equity, Students at This San Francisco Middle School Still Lack Teachers

Two young girls wearing red decorative shirts and long black skirts stand outside.

How One Oakland School Is Using California's Billion-Dollar Investment in Student Mental Health