Liz Schlemmer
Liz Schlemmer is WUNC's Education Policy Reporter, a fellowship position supported by the A.J. Fletcher Foundation. She has an M.A. from the UNC Chapel Hill School of Media & Journalism and a B.A. in history and anthropology from Indiana University.
She has previously served as a temporary Morning Edition producer and intern at WUNC and as a news intern at St. Louis Public Radio. Liz is originally from Indiana, where she grew up with a large extended family of educators.
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Duke University intends to challenge whether its graduate students can be considered employees under the National Labor Relations Act, likely delaying students from holding an election and possibly forming a union.
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To have a career in teaching, every beginning teacher must first pass a test. More than 1,000 teachers have struggled to pass their exams on time, including this art teacher in Cumberland County Schools.
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The advocacy nonprofit LatinxEd has released a report calling for more investment in education support for Latino students, who now make up 18 percent of North Carolina's public schools students.
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Catherine Truitt sat down with WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer for a wide-ranging conversation. Truitt is entering her third year as North Carolina's state superintendent of public instruction.
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In a 2021 survey, more than 1 in 5 North Carolina students reported they seriously considered attempting suicide in the prior year. The rates were higher for girls and gay, lesbian and bisexual students.
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Two state lawmakers are urging Governor Roy Cooper to ban TikTok downloads on state employees' work devices. It's part of a larger movement among American politicians to question whether the Chinese-owned social media company could pose a threat to national security.
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A study from NC State researchers showed in one large school district, low-income students — who tended to attend class in person instead of online — "caught up" with their higher-income classmates.
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Education reform can be highly polarizing. But there's one proposal in North Carolina that's had support from Republicans and Democrats alike. It's a program that gives teachers a way to advance their careers while mentoring others. Now state policymakers want to bring it to schools statewide.
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The new funding model will base state funding for public universities in part on their ability to meet certain goals. Those metrics prioritize graduating more in-state students on time with less debt. University officials say they will face funding losses due to falling enrollment.
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The Supreme Court’s decision could affect admissions practices at public universities nationwide. UNC-Chapel Hill was at the center of the hearings Monday, as one of two universities sued by the advocacy group Students For Fair Admissions.