Molly Osborne is the director of policy for EducationNC and the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research.
Molly grew up in Essex, Massachusetts and attended the local public elementary, middle, and high school. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and global development.
After graduating from college, Molly joined Teach for America and taught 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts in Algiers, a neighborhood in New Orleans. In her third year of teaching, she designed and implemented a blended learning pilot program at her school.
Molly received a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2017. During the summer between her two years of graduate school, she interned for EducationNC and researched home schooling in North Carolina.
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Exploring chronic absence from the ground up in Edgecombe County
by Molly Osborne |

What percentage of North Carolina’s Education Lottery money goes to education?
by Molly Osborne |
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North Carolina district responses to COVID-19: A new database from EdNC and Public Impact
by Jessica Struhs, Troy Smith, Beth Clifford and Molly Osborne |

Not all community college courses can be taught online. Here’s how colleges are responding.
by Molly Osborne |

From Dorian to COVID-19, Hyde County Schools meets disruption with resilience
by Molly Osborne |

How are community colleges getting students and faculty online?
by Molly Osborne and Nation Hahn |

North Carolina saw a surge in apprenticeships this year. Here’s why.
by Molly Osborne and Taylor Shain |

This county hopes its apprenticeship program will convince the best and brightest to stay
by Molly Osborne and Taylor Shain |

Leandro | How can North Carolina better serve kids? It starts with the funding formula.
by Molly Osborne |

Community colleges look beyond enrollment to focus on attainment and economic mobility
by Alli Lindenberg and Molly Osborne |