Analisa Sorrells is the chief of staff and associate director of policy for EducationNC. Analisa grew up in Windermere, Florida where she attended the local public elementary, middle, and high school.
She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in public policy and a minor in reporting from the UNC Hussman School of Media and Journalism. Analisa previously worked with EducationNC as a Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation fellow. Her reporting and research focuses on education data and school nutrition programs.
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One district is feeding more than 10,000 children every week. Without federal action, that could end.
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Connecting student data to student futures: Reimagining accountability with IBM in Edgecombe County
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Pivoting to the future: Feeding students during and after the pandemic
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Education Cabinet advances efforts to strengthen NC’s longitudinal data system
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‘Our best days are ahead of us’ — Meet Brent Williams, 2021 NC Superintendent of the Year
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During uncertain times, school meals offer students a sense of normalcy
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Healthier Lives at School and Beyond: ECU, Duplin County Schools partner on telemedicine
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Across North Carolina, almost 16,000 fewer kindergartners in average daily membership than last year
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Average daily membership is down 5% since last year across North Carolina’s public school districts
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From a Charlotte cafeteria to president of the School Nutrition Association
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