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.
Twitter: LSchlemmer_WUNC
Email: lschlemmer@wunc.org
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A new study led by NC State researchers suggests North Carolina law enforcement agencies may need more training to uphold laws that support the work of harm reduction programs for people who use illegal drugs. -
Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Newport say coastal flooding, high surf, beach erosion, and strong rip currents are possible along the coast in North Carolina. Heavy rainfall could also cause localized flooding. Stream and river flooding may become a concern as well.
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“Although on paper, it looks like we have a vacancy, we don't have a void,” says superintendent Michael Sasscer. Edenton-Chowan Schools is pairing a new or substitute teacher with an experienced teacher in a co-teaching relationship to fill its vacancies.
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Historically Black colleges and universities are using federal COVID relief funds to cancel student debt, upgrade campus infrastructure and retain students who struggle because of financial barriers.
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A new study led by N.C. State University education researcher DeLeon Gray looks at how teachers can promote a sense of belonging for students of color.
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WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer speaks with two legal experts who have followed the Leandro case since it started in 1994.
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The landmark Leandro case is headed to the North Carolina Supreme Court for the fourth time in its 28 year history. Advocates rallied at the statehouse Saturday to call for the state to spend $6.8 billion to improve public education.
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Over the past decades, state funding for schools has fluctuated. To understand what that looks like, WUNC's education reporter Liz Schlemmer spoke with two veteran teachers.
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Superintendents from 98 of 115 school districts reported their district's current vacancies to the North Carolina School Superintendents Association this month.
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Teaching vacancies are not unusual in North Carolina, but shortages appear to be hitting some higher-paying school districts harder than usual. That doesn't bode well for less wealthy school districts.
