Michelle Morrow, a homeschooling parent and conservative activist defeated the sitting one-term Superintendent of Public Instruction, Catherine Truitt, Tuesday’s in the Republican
Truitt had reelection support from dozens of General Assembly members and North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, to no avail.
Morrow collected support from rural education leaders and parents. She said that if elected, she will put scholastic performance ahead of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. She also aims to make the school buildings the safest in N.C.
One more hurdle lies in Morrow’s future: In November, Morrow will take on Democrat Maurice “Mo” Green, a former Guilford County schools superintendent and previous head of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Green won Tuesday’s Democratic primary over two rivals.
