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
- UNL Charter Day celebration focuses on growth after months of change
- Reading nonprofit aims to help Nebraska teachers with science-based literacy instruction
- Nebraska school district shuts down due to number of sick students
- Lincoln Public Schools receives backlash over LGBTQA+ student advocacy position
- Pillen announces partnership to help bring Turning Point USA clubs to Nebraska high schools
- Nebraska education board postpones votes on Omaha learning plan, mental health grants
- UNL student senators pass weapons divestment after focus on Israel stripped out
- Student resolution asking university to divest from Israel receives national attention
- Senator proposes legislation to change Nebraska’s school funding formula
- UNO keeps academic programs in budget reductions, looks to update business program
- Supporters, opponents discuss bill that would hold third graders back for reading
- State teacher’s union prioritizing paid family medical leave this legislative session
- NU Regents, Clarkson change Nebraska Medicine board following lawsuit
- UNL community shares disappointment with eliminations during interim chancellor listening session
- NU becomes sole owner of Nebraska Medicine in unanimous regents vote
- Mention of transgender care imperils Douglas, Sarpy learning community plan at State Board of Ed meeting
- State Board of Education elects president, vice president
- Regents meeting to vote on buying Clarkson’s half of Nebraska Medicine delayed
- Nebraska Education Commissioner discusses literacy, school funding headed into new year
- Scottsbluff school district closing elementary school due to budget constraints
- Nebraska's school teacher shortage improving overall, special ed jobs have most vacancies
- Nebraska farm organizations say USDA payments will help, but won’t fill gaps
- UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett leaving role on Jan. 12
- Bellevue farm gets $100,000 to kickstart sustainability programming
- School bond elections proved successful in 2025