
Analisa Archer is the senior director of policy at EducationNC.
She grew up in Windermere, Florida, where she attended the local public schools. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Analisa first worked at EdNC from 2017 – 2021 in a variety of roles, including chief of staff and associate director of policy. She has also held roles at the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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In Hyde County, two new solutions to an internet ‘desert’
by Analisa Sorrells Archer and Robert Kinlaw |

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The impact of free school meals for all students in one rural NC county
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |

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Former ASAP LaGuardia director shares three lessons for Boost at NC community colleges
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |


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Two N.C. school districts will launch ‘big ideas’ to increase access to school meals
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |


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In Warren County, this food hub is working to get more local food in N.C. schools
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |

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From farm to lunch tray: How Halifax County Schools is growing its own food for school meals
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |

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Meet the coalition working to get more locally grown food in N.C. schools
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |

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‘I’m always going to choose joy’: Celebrating our school lunch heroes
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |

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Why universal school meals expiring would be ‘devastating’ for this school district
by Analisa Sorrells Archer |

