Liz Schlemmer
Education ReporterLiz Schlemmer is WUNC's K-12 Education Reporter. She has previously served as the Fletcher Fellow for Education Policy Reporting at WUNC 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.
Twitter: LSchlemmer_WUNC
Email: lschlemmer@wunc.org
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The remaining $130 million to North Carolina includes funds for English language learners, teacher training, and migrant students. This comes after the U.S. Department of Education froze $6.8 billion to schools nationwide, and 24 states including NC sued. -
North Carolina will receive about $36 million for after-school and summer programs. Other funds are still on pause for teacher training and services for English language learners and migrant students. -
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and State Superintendent Mo Green held a joint press conference Monday to announce the lawsuit. -
A new annual report shows North Carolina charter schools are becoming more diverse, but traditional public school districts are still serving more high-need students. -
Child care advocates say the changes could help increase the capacity of child care centers, but providers are also cautious about sacrificing quality. -
Nonprofits are hosting school supply drives to support public schools. See where to donate to help supply teachers and students in Wake, Durham and Chapel Hill-Carrboro. -
State education officials received a memo that certain federal funds schools receive each July are frozen. See how much funding is affected at each NC district or charter school. -
Research by Public Schools First NC found many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships raised tuition by 15% or more after the state increased voucher funding. -
Students called on state lawmakers to increase funding for facilities and scholarships at North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to protect their voting access. -
A new report finds about 90% of Opportunity Scholarship recipients this school year already attended a private school before the program was expanded so even wealthy families could apply.
