Jolie Peal
Reporter
Jolie Peal joined the newsroom as the education reporter in 2023. Previously, she interned at Hail Varsity covering sports and worked for The Daily Nebraskan covering news and culture. Outside of reporting, you can find the Nebraska native hanging out with her cat Dorothea, seeing new movies, reading and listening to Taylor Swift — and yes, her cat is named after a Taylor Swift song. Jolie is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Recent News Stories
- Gov. Jim Pillen says Nebraska will opt in to federal scholarship tax credit program
- State auditor finds issues in top ABA service providers
- ‘Husker fan with Michigan blood': Family, donor celebrate bone marrow transplant at Nebraska-Michigan game
- Creighton University announces $300 million athletic facilities project
- Doane dual-credit program helps students start education degree early
- 2026 Teacher of the Year hopes to inspire others on untraditional teaching path
- UNL proposing to eliminate six academic programs
- NU enrollment sees decrease in graduate, international students
- Nebraska senators hear concerns about spending, access for autism services
- NU President discusses declining number of international and graduate students, but increases in credit hours
- Providers, families say Medicaid rate cuts hurt autism services
- Beatrice after-school program in full swing months after federal funds unfrozen
- Bilingual paraeducator creates lasting connections with Grand Island school community
- Pilot program for menstrual products rolling out in Nebraska schools
- Education commissioner Brian Maher ends run for NU regent seat
- ‘Metropolitan mission': UNO, MCC aim to make transferring credits easier
- School leaders say staffing shortage looks better this year, but more paraeducators are needed
- NU President declines performance-based merit pay increase
- Regents approve performance-based pay for NU president, despite budget concerns
- All three Nebraska rural school bond measures fail in August special elections
- Nebraska's Teacher of the Year shares advice as new school year begins
- School Financing Review Commission sets goals, reviews history of school funding
- State Board of Education approves almost $21 million for schools, organizations to improve literacy
- Communities get creative to tackle child care shortage in Nebraska
- Federal government releasing $6 billion in school funds