Purple Ballot: NC Superintendent of Public Instruction race

瓜神app

Politics

The word "Due" read from top-down and "South" left-right, with the U shared between them. Reminiscent of a compass.

Due South

Purple Ballot: NC Superintendent of Public Instruction race

By Jeff Tiberii,

Rachel McCarthy

Published September 24, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT

A composite of headshots of State Superintendent candidates Michele Morrow (left) and Mo Green (right).

Democrat Mo Green and Republican Michele Morrow are the candidates for state superintendent of public instruction 鈥� a position that oversees North Carolina鈥檚 public schools.

Morrow is a former nurse and homeschool teacher who burst onto the statewide scene when she upset the Republican incumbent in the March primary. Controversy over her past and present social media posts have dominated headlines. Green is a former Guilford County Schools superintendent who also led the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

Despite a contentious race, Morrow and Green do have similar views on some issues. Co-host Jeff Tiberii is joined by 瓜神app鈥檚 Colin Campbell and Liz Schlemmer to discuss Morrow and Green's platforms and candidacies.

Guests

Liz Schlemmer, Education Reporter, 瓜神app

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, 瓜神app

Related:

Listen to the 瓜神app Politics Podcast .

Tags

Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Jeff joined 瓜神app in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 瓜神app鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

See stories by Jeff Tiberii

Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 瓜神app as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

See stories by Rachel McCarthy