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
- Regents hear about growing university economic impact, reject policy change for board leadership
- Student literacy improves overall, declines for third graders
- Nebraska universities exploring AI opportunities
- Listening sessions held in search for next UNK chancellor
- NU expands eligibility for full-ride Presidential Scholarship
- State Board of Education maintains even political split
- Nebraska Department of Education expands apprenticeship program to address teacher shortage
- Voters repeal state-funded private school scholarship program
- Lincoln students cast votes in mock election to learn about democracy
- Rural Nebraskans weigh in on private school scholarships before election
- Polling shows 60% of Nebraskans oppose using state funds to support private schools
- App serves as anonymous reporting tool to improve school safety in Nebraska
- It’s a team effort to ensure rural students who are homeless get an equal education
- State Board of Education discusses arming school staff
- Nebraska organization recognizes individuals, businesses for Disability Employment Awareness Month
- State Board of Education member submits resignation
- State Auditor says district misused nutrition funds
- Four Nebraska schools receive National Blue Ribbon distinction
- Bennington teacher announced as Nebraska's 2025 Teacher of the Year
- NU chief financial officer Chris Kabourek resigns
- Newspaper owners strive to keep news alive in rural communities
- Nebraska Supreme Court rejects challenge to remove private school scholarship referendum from ballot
- State education department receives $55 million literacy grant
- Jeffrey Gold installed as NU president during ceremony
- Ahead of investiture, Jeffrey Gold details plans as 9th NU President