
Sophia Luna is from Asheville, North Carolina and is a policy analyst at EdNC. She is currently completing her Master of Public Policy degree at UNC-Chapel Hill. Born and raised in North Carolina, she is passionate about making the state a better place to live and learn for all its residents by prioritizing quality public education for students and advancing policies that support their families.
Sophia recently worked as a Qualitative Research Intern for the NC Department of Public Instruction in their Office of Learning and Research. Through her Master’s program, she is working on research projects centered around community-led change via the collection and analysis of North Carolinians’ oral histories. She is committed to meaningful, community-focused policy change.
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Education, business leaders urge collaboration in face of technological shifts
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How one community college is making access to health care easier for its students
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NC Institute of Medicine shares 15 recommendations to promote positive childhood experiences
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North Carolina’s first Food is Medicine Symposium highlights community-based organizations
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EdExplainer | What is CUNY ASAP, the model Boost will replicate at 15 N.C. community colleges?
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Blue Cross NC, Carolina Across 100 announce CARE4Youth mental health program
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Food Research and Action Center releases state-by-state data on impact of SNAP benefits
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CaroNova and partners launch statewide initiative to address youth mental health
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How can the N.C. Community College Child Care Grant program help more student parents?
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