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Jim Hunt: The rise of our education governor

by Trip Stallings | June 8, 2015

Gov. Jim Hunt passed away on Dec. 18, 2025.

This article was initially published on June 8, 2015, the evening the governor and Carolyn Hunt received the 2015 Public School Forum of North Carolina Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award.

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