Carol Burris

Carol Burris, Ed.D. is the Executive Director of the Network for Public Education and the Network for Public Education Action. She served as principal of South Side High School in the Rockville Centre School District in NY from 2000-2015. Carol received her doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.

In 2010, she was recognized by The School Administrators Association of New York State as the Outstanding Educator of the Year, and in 2013 she was recognized by the National Association of Secondary School Principals as the New York State High School Principal of the Year. Carol serves as a Fellow of the National Education Policy Center.

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Jan 06, 2025

West Virginia is Closing its Public Schools. Your State May Be Next.

Carol Burris

West Virginia is shuttering its public schools. Seven schools will close in the next few years due to declining enrollment, joining the 53 that closed in the past five years. An additional 25 public schools are proposed or approved to close.