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Billy Ball

Verified

Managing Editor, Cardinal & Pine

Durham

Beats

Primary beats

Politics u.s. regional Education

Secondary beats

Critical Race Theory Aurora Education Technology Education Human rights and inequality Civic Issues Primary Education Advocacy For Special Groups Race and ethnicity Fitness Digital tools (Outils numériques)

Biography

Billy Ball, Education Reporter, joined N.C. Policy Watch in January 2016. He covers public education at the N.C. General Assembly and the State Board of Education. Before joining the project, Billy was a staff writer and investigative reporter for The Independent Weekly for more than three years, covering education, the environment, politics and the criminal justice system. Before that, Billy served as a general assignment reporter for The Sanford Herald and The Monroe Enquirer-Journal.

Final Covers

Doesn’t Cover

If no fit for my interests, time or role

Journalist Type

Editor

Seniority Positions

Managing Editor

Industries

Medium Formats

Cardinal & Pine

Content

Total articles 1098

Available on paid plans
For some, Bakari Sellers is the voice of the resistance to MAGA. But his fight goes back much farther than Trump.
By Billy Ball Verified
Apr. 12, 2025
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Introducing 'Today in Southern History'
By Billy Ball Verified
Apr. 02, 2025
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AUDIO: America needs firefighters. This public school teacher has a plan to make more of them.
By Billy Ball Verified
Mar. 24, 2025

As seen in

The Atlantic,Upnorthnews,The Washington Post,Sampson Independent,Cardinal & Pine,Jefferson Post,Courier,Nc Newsline,Winston – Salem Journal,Alton Telegraph,Indy Week

Company Info

Cardinal & Pine

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