
Lisa Philip
ContributorLisa Philip is an occasional contributor to ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾. Previously, she covered education for the station and covered schools in Howard County, Maryland for the Baltimore Sun newspapers. She traveled from school playgrounds to the state legislature, writing about everything from a Girl Scout friendship bench project to a state investigation into local school officials' alleged hiding of public records.
Lisa initially became interested in education reporting while working for an after school music education program in five Baltimore City schools. In her former life, she trained and worked as a professional violist and arts administrator. She has been telling stories since age 5, when she wrote and (poorly) illustrated her first book, "Mary and the Key Lime Pie."
Lisa left ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in May 2019.
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For the first time in three years, researchers will be able to compare how students in North Carolina's voucher program compare to their peers in public…
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Graduates. Cheer up!A new report from the Economic Policy Institute paints a more hopeful picture for those wearing caps and gowns than in several…
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Six Winston-Salem colleges and universities will establish funds to support campus entrepreneurship.Each institution will award between $25,000 and…
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A new report ranks Raleigh 22nd among 50 U.S. cities in terms of housing affordability for teachers. Charlotte ranked 30th. The analysis compared average…
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A recent study of North Carolina students found positive long-term results from exposing minority students to teachers of the same race.Researchers…
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Students riding Wake County school buses will soon have a new reason to smile: They'll be on camera.The district plans to install security cameras on 740…
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On a recent evening in a second-floor room of the University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, Joshua Pongsitiphon tries out the final chords of a…
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The Trump administration wants to cut $1 billion in federal education funding for after-school programs. Many of these programs provide low-cost or free…
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On a recent morning, two third-graders from New Hanover County get their teeth cleaned and examined in the dentist's office that's parked next to a…
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If this was a typical Wednesday afternoon, Leah Steiner would be in her AP Art History class at East Chapel Hill High School. But after a friend told her…