Kristen Blair

Kristen Blair is a communications consultant and Chapel Hill-based education writer. She has written for EdNC since 2015. She currently serves as the communications director for the North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools.

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Meet Lindsay Phillips, the 2025 NC Charter School Teacher of the Year

by Kristen Blair | September 15, 2025

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Charter Review Board narrowly approves ‘sub-campus’ expansion across Wake County lines

by Kristen Blair | September 11, 2025

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An aging school bus becomes a mobile greenhouse, and other NC charter school innovations

by Kristen Blair | August 28, 2025

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Q&A | Meet Jake Wilson, the 2025 Charter School Principal of the Year

by Kristen Blair | August 18, 2025

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Charter enrollment grows — but shifts amid challenges, competition. A look at state and national trends

by Kristen Blair | July 29, 2025

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Charter Review Board grants final approval to seven schools opening this fall, discusses annual report

by Kristen Blair | June 23, 2025

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Q&A | Dr. Sarena Fuller, innovator and award-winning charter leader

by Kristen Blair | May 14, 2025

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India study abroad is transformative for high school students at Sallie B. Howard School

by Kristen Blair | May 12, 2025

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Charter Review Board discusses enrollment data for 10 new schools set to open this fall

by Kristen Blair | May 8, 2025

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Charter Review Board reverses course on Durham school closure, offering a lifeline and renewal

by Kristen Blair | April 10, 2025

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Charter Review Board approves two more remote academies, welcomes new members

by Kristen Blair | March 13, 2025

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‘No one has recovered’: Gov. Stein visits western NC, an update on charter schools, and advocates visit the legislature

by Mebane Rash, Kristen Blair and Ben Humphries | March 6, 2025

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