Liz Bell is EdNC’s early childhood reporter. Bell grew up in Hickory and went to Fred T. Foard High School. She is a graduate from the School of Media and Journalism at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a minor in Hispanic Studies. She has previously written for The Daily Tar Heel, UNC’s student newspaper, and The News and Observer. In her free time, she likes to travel, run, go to concerts, garden, and solve crossword puzzles.