Jessika Harkay is a Connecticut-based staff reporter at The 74. Previously, she reported on K-12 and higher education at The Connecticut Mirror. At The Mirror, she covered a range of stories, including the opportunity gap, school equity issues, the state legislature’s education committee, youth mental health and literacy.
Jessika graduated summa cum laude from Baylor University, where she majored in journalism with a minor in film. She has contributed to the New York Daily News, Hartford Courant and Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
She has received several accolades and awards for her reporting, including the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ award for distinguished Education coverage and the 2025 Livingston Award for Young Journalists.
