
Noelle E. C. Evans
Education reporter/producerNoelle E. C. Evans is WXXI's Murrow Award-winning Education reporter/producer. She took on the role in 2022 after two-and-a-half years on general assignment.
In her tenure as Education reporter, Noelle has been awarded 2023 National and Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Diversity Equity and Inclusion, a 2023 PMJA Award for News Feature, and a 2022 JANY Runner-up Award for Enterprise Reporting.
Her background in documentary filmmaking shapes her storytelling; her experience in education informs her on-the-ground human interest approach to news features.
Noelle's first newsroom position was in Quito, Ecuador, where she worked for a multi-national Latin American media organization. There she developed a nuanced understanding of the role of freedom of the press in democracy. She also sharpened her Spanish language skills (conversational, not yet fluent).
In 2016, Noelle was named a BBC Grace Wyndham Goldie scholar. While living in Cardiff, Wales, she worked with BBC Radio Wales and the BBC World Service. She received her master's degree in international journalism from Cardiff University, one of the top 10 ranking journalism schools in the U.K. Noelle was awarded the university’s USA Excellence Scholarship.
She freelances for NPR and BBC with a particular focus on Indigenous affairs and environment reporting. Her career began as an intern at WXXI in 2014 under the leadership of News Director Randy Gorbman.
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A simmering controversy involving the book “The Rainbow Parade” erupted during a Penfield school board meeting this week.
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The Rochester City School District is getting to work on its budget for next year and it's looking to include more community input.
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The Rochester City School District is looking to close one middle school and relocate another at the end of this school year.
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A cybersecurity attack on a major school software platform has exposed student and teacher data at schools across North America — including the Rochester City School District.
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What schools can be doing to curb unhealthy social media use and cyberbullying for students is the focus of a series of regional conferences across New York being led by the state teachers union.
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The statewide teachers union is celebrating Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed investments in education in the state budget.
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There is a Cold Weather Advisory for Monroe and several other counties with the wind and cold expected to make it feel like its 15 to 20 degrees below zero at times.
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A group of kindergarteners at Greece Central School District are learning in two languages — Spanish and English — in a revitalized bilingual education program that’s expected to expand in the coming years.
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The nonprofit organization ROC the Future Alliance issued a State of the Children Address and “report card” on Friday with a focus on “Cradle to Career Outcomes.”
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A local organization that provides support for people with epilepsy is raising awareness about bullying prevention.