Analisa Sorrells is a Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is a recipient of the William A. Starr Innovations fellowship for students working to promote innovative solutions and imaginative thinking as leaders in journalism and public service. Her reporting and research focuses on school nutrition programs.
Previously, Analisa was the chief of staff and associate director of policy for EducationNC. She 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 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.
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Education Cabinet advances efforts to strengthen NC’s longitudinal data system
by Analisa Sorrells |


One district is feeding more than 10,000 children every week. Without federal action, that could end.
by Analisa Sorrells |
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Meet the coalition working to get more locally grown food in N.C. schools
by Analisa Sorrells |


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


During National School Choice Week, lifting up our public schools
by Mebane Rash and Analisa Sorrells |



In Hyde County, two new solutions to an internet ‘desert’
by Analisa Sorrells and Robert Kinlaw |


‘We will not be a best-kept secret any longer.’ — A conversation with Thomas Stith of the N.C. Community College System
by Analisa Sorrells |


‘We must change to meet the needs of every student.’ — A conversation with Eric Davis of the State Board of Education
by Analisa Sorrells |