Celia Bernhardt reports on K-12 education in Philadelphia for WHYY. She previously wrote for Billy Penn as an intern, focusing on Philly’s Sixers arena saga and electoral politics. Prior to WHYY, Celia served as community editor of the Queens Ledger and Brooklyn Downtown Star in New York, covering housing, politics, environmental and community issues, and everything in between. She graduated with a BA in anthropology and human rights from Barnard College in 2023.
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