Liz Schlemmer
Education ReporterLiz Schlemmer is WUNC's Education Reporter, covering preschool through higher education. 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.
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The free application for federal student aid - better known as the FAFSA - is a gateway to all kinds of financial aid for college. But the number of high school seniors submitting the form fell this year. -
College admissions officers have long debated whether it's better not to require SAT or ACT scores. Due to COVID, Duke University lifted its testing requirement and received a deluge of applications.
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School nurses are a vital resource as schools reopen their doors to more students during the pandemic, but most public schools in North Carolina don't have a full-time nurse.
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Jamie Seitz taught physical education for 25 years, mostly at the Lincoln Charter School in Denver, North Carolina. He was a beloved coach, known for his charisma, playfulness and respect for others. He was 51 when he died of COVID-19. His family and school community have mourned his loss together.
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Enrollment at community colleges fell this past year, nationally and in North Carolina. The COVID-19 pandemic cost some students their jobs, their childcare, or their ability to take hands-on classes.
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The UNC Pembroke School of Health Sciences used federal funding to purchase two mobile clinics so nursing students could administer shots in rural communities across Robeson County.
