
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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A North Carolina native is set to launch to the International Space Station today. She's part of a team scheduled to make the first all-female…
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State legislators are considering new measures to deter and punish child sexual abuse. A bill filed in the Senate would extend the statute of limitations…
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Researchers are warning of the consequences of undercounting young Latino children in next year's census, especially in North Carolina. By some estimates,…
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The board governing North Carolina's public universities is giving itself more time to decide the fate of a Confederate statue toppled by protesters.The…
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Republican Mark Harris has announced that he will not run in a new election in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District. His decision comes after…
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Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among kids in North Carolina ages 10 to 17, according to a report out today from the North Carolina…
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It's 10 o'clock on a Tuesday morning at the LEAP Academy's Nuestra Escuelita, in Durham. That means it's music time. A circle of three- and four-year-olds…
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UNC-Chapel Hill’s new leader has denounced yearbook photos from the 1970s depicting fraternity members from the university dressed in blackface. The…
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Carol Folt steps down today as chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill, a role she's held for six years. Her replacement has not yet been announced.Folt told…
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Dozens of UNC-Chapel Hill students gathered at the Carolina Union yesterday to say goodbye to Chancellor Carol Folt, who steps down tomorrow.“She’s like…