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Kyra Gurney

Kyra Gurney covers education at the Miami Herald, where she has worked since 2016. Before moving to Miami, Kyra was a reporter in Bogota, Colombia. She has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Colorado College. She's from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  1. Kids are back in school in Puerto Rico. But Hurricane Maria's effects still linger
    Aug. 14, 2018• The Education Gradebook
  2. One person critically injured during demolition of Miami Beach condo building
    July 23, 2018• News
    A first responder's cadaver dog scours the scene after the former Marlborough House condominium building in Miami Beach, Fla., collapsed Monday, July 23, 2018, injuring one, according to Miami Beach police. Debris spread across Collins Avenue and caused the main north-south artery through Miami Beach to be shut down in both directions from 41st to 63rd streets. [Carl Juste | Miami Herald via AP]
  3. This wounded Parkland student marches on Washington even though she has to use a cane
    March 24, 2018• Business
    Ashley Baez, right, and Nicolas Fraser, 16, both sophomores at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, woke up early to make posters for the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., Saturday, March 24, 2018. Kyra Gurney kgurney@miamiherald.com
  5. These are the victims of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse
    March 17, 2018• News
    These are the victims of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse.
  6. 'My little girl was trapped': FIU student Alexa Duran died in bridge collapse, dad says
    March 16, 2018• News
    Alexa Duran, right, was in one of the cars trapped under the bridge that collapsed in front of Florida International University. Facebook
  7. How a teacher's 'junk science' landed a dad in jail on charge of raping his autistic son
    March 8, 2018• News
    Jose Cordero, 50, was arrested after a Hialeah teacher claimed the mans autistic son made allegations of abuse through a controversial science called facilitated communication. He was cleared on Wednesday. David Ovalle Miami Herald
  8. ‘Normal’ is far away for Stoneman Douglas High students, who returned to empty desks
    Feb. 28, 2018• The Education Gradebook
    Law enforcement officers in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on the first day of classes since the Feb. 14 shooting.
  9. How will Douglas High students go back to class? There's now a plan in place.
    Feb. 21, 2018• The Education Gradebook
    JAMES BORCHUCK | Times Parkland High School students were some of the speakers at a rally outside the Capital attended by thousands Wednesday to demand that lawmakers enact gun control laws.
  10. How killer’s path through a school left 17 dead in six short minutes of terror
    Feb. 17, 2018• News
    A vigil at Pine Trails Park in Parkland for victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Credit: Al Diaz, Miami Herald
  11. Prayers offered for all touched by Parkland shooting — even the suspected gunman
    Feb. 16, 2018• News
    Students console each other as they weep during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. [Associated Press]
  12. Amid massacre, a story of courage: Reports say football coach stepped in front of bullets
    Feb. 15, 2018• News
    Coach Aaron Feis died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County on Feb. 14, 2018. [Instagram]
  13. This teacher married her girlfriend. Then she was fired by a Miami Catholic school.
    Feb. 10, 2018• The Education Gradebook
    First-grade teacher Jocelyn Morffi (left) with her wife, Natasha Hass. Morffi was fired from her job at a Miami Catholic school days after the couple married. Courtesy of Natasha Hass
  14. How one Florida gift shop is fighting unemployment in the special needs community
    Nov. 26, 2017• News
    In this Nov. 14, 2017 photo, Danny Vaca-Figuereo, left, collects money from a customer at the Falcon gift shop at John A. Ferguson High School, in Miami. For teenagers with special needs, finding a job after high school can be a challenge. One Miami teacher aims to change that. Ivette Amador has created a gift shop at John A. Ferguson High that's run entirely by special needs students. The teens make all the major business decisions, calculate profits, and run the day to day operations including inventory, sales and stocking shelves. (Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald via AP)
  15. Miami-Dade charters: Parents can get a break from volunteering if they lobby for HB 7069
    May 19, 2017• Florida
    The City of Hialeah Educational Academy issued calls to actions to their parents through email and text alerts, such as this one, asking them to praise HB 7069 on social media.
  16. After outcry, lawmakers scrap plans to fully slash funding for 'Moonlight' alumni's school
    April 29, 2017• Florida Politics
    Andre Holland and Trevante Rhodes in Moonlight (2016). A24 Films.
  17. Once on chopping block, Miami arts school could still get some state aid next year
    April 29, 2017• Florida
    Alumni of New World School of the Arts in Miami helped create the Oscar-winning film â??Moonlight.â?
  18. Lawmakers set to defund Miami school that educated makers of 'Moonlight' and 'Hamilton'
    April 29, 2017• Florida Politics
    Andre Holland and Trevante Rhodes in Moonlight (2016). A24 Films.
  19. Moms renew fight for more recess in Florida schools
    Feb. 13, 2017• Florida Politics
    Fifth grade students at John M. Sexton Elementary School, St. Petersburg, participate in field games during a 15 minute recess, each school day. The students also have Physical Education class three times a week at the school. In Miami-Dade County, elementary children are supposed to get it at least two to three days a week, with a few schools testing out the five-day model. [Scott Keeler | Tampa Bay Times]
  20. Moms want 20 minutes of school recess a day. Will Florida Legislature act?
    Feb. 10, 2017• Florida
    Kindergarten students head out to the playground for recess at Citrus Grove Elementary School in Miami on Thursday, February 9, 2017.
  21. VIDEO: Miami Gardens kindergarteners explain why they love recess
    Feb. 10, 2017• Florida
    Loana Paine, 6, enjoys recess at Citrus Grove Elementary School in Miami on Thursday, February 9, 2017.
  22. Moms want 20 minutes of school recess a day. Will Florida Legislature act?
    Feb. 10, 2017• Florida
    Kindergarten students head out to the playground for recess at Citrus Grove Elementary School in Miami on Thursday, February 9, 2017.
  23. Donald Trump asks Russia to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails (w/video)
    July 28, 2016• Florida Politics
    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump National Doral on Wednesday in South Florida. [Evan Vucci | Associated Press]
  24. In Doral, Trump asks Russia for help in finding Clinton's missing emails
    July 27, 2016• Archive
    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump National Doral, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.