Liz Schlemmer
Education ReporterLiz Schlemmer is ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s K-12 Education Reporter. She has previously served as the Fletcher Fellow for Education Policy Reporting at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ and as the education reporter at Louisville Public Media.
She holds a M.A. from the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill and a B.A. in history from Indiana University. Liz is originally from rural Indiana, where she grew up with a large extended family of educators.
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Gov. Roy Cooper attended the state board of education meeting Thursday to share his thoughts on public school funding, alongside Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and State Superintendent Catherine Truitt. -
In a surprise, incumbent State Superintendent Catherine Truitt was defeated by challenger Michele Morrow in the Republican primary. Morrow cast herself as more conservative than Truitt. -
A report by Carolina Demography found that North Carolina school districts with high proportions of Black students are more likely to hold students back a grade. -
Unlike in many states, North Carolina public school teachers can not collectively bargain contracts. Nor can they legally strike. The situation has broad effects for public school employees. -
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the ongoing school funding case known as Leandro. -
This week, the North Carolina Supreme Court will revisit the landmark Leandro case to determine whether the state must provide more funding to improve public schools. Now that the makeup of the Court has shifted, justices are taking an unusual step to hear an appeal that could overturn precedent. -
Durham Public Schools' students could be forced to make up days if there are any more staff sickoutsAt a press conference Wednesday, Durham Public Schools' new interim superintendent Catty Moore said that students could be forced to make up days if the district's workers stage another walkout. -
In its Thursday night board meeting, the Durham Public Schools’ board of education voted to maintain staff pay through February, tabled a decision on long-term pay, and appointed a new interim superintendent. Meanwhile, staff walk outs are closing all schools across the district on Friday. -
Durham Public Schools' superintendent Pascal Mubenga resigned after it was found that the school district implemented raises for staff that were $9 million over budget due to miscommunication in his administration. -
The Durham Association of Educators announced a second "day of protest" for Monday, Feb 5. A majority of educators at seven schools plan to take leave to call for the school board to maintain recent staff raises through February.
