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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Researchers collected the data before a new state law limiting students' phone use at school took effect. Education reporter Liz Schlemmer shares this Q&A with researcher Eva Telzer. -
Due to falling enrollment and budget pressures, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has narrowed a list of elementary schools it might close to save money. -
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will consider closing up to two elementary school buildings and redistricting all its students due to falling enrollment and budget pressures.
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This year, schools have faced canceled grants, delayed funds, and abrupt decisions by the U.S. Dept. of Education. WUNC tracked $320 million in disrupted funds. -
The Roberts Academy at Elon University will open next fall to exclusively teach children with dyslexia and serve as a training ground for future teachers. -
For the first time in years, more child care programs in North Carolina closed than opened this August. -
WUNC's series "From Politics to Paychecks" explores how political decisions are affecting NC educators' finances and families. Some of the lowest paid school staff rely on food benefits to feed their families. -
WUNC's series "From Politics to Paychecks" explores how political decisions are affecting NC educators' finances. This teacher is paring back because the state offers no raise to veteran teachers. -
WUNC's series "From Politics to Paychecks" shows how political decisions, including a delayed state budget, are affecting NC educators' finances and families. -
This week, 45 colleges and universities across the state are waiving their application fees for students who submit an application through a free state portal.
