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Rachel Fradette is a Statehouse education reporter at WFYI. She joined the station after two years at the Indianapolis Star, where she covered suburban education and general assignment stories. Before joining the Star Rachel spent nearly three years covering schools for the Naples Daily News in Southwest Florida.
Rachel's investigative project with a colleague on how a Florida school district missed signs that a teacher sexually abused more than 20 children was a finalist for a Green Eyeshade Award in 2023.
A native of metro Detroit, Rachel enjoys walking her brindle dog Winnie and spending time on Michigan's Great Lakes. She's a graduate of Michigan State University and a proud alumna of The State News, MSU's college newspaper.
Contact Rachel at rfradette@wfyi.org or call (317) 624-2935, and follow her on X at @Rachel_Fradette
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