Maya Waid

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Maya Waid is a senior from Harrisonburg, Virginia, double majoring in Journalism and Global Leadership. She has a diverse skill set in writing, reporting, marketing, social media management, editing and design. Maya has contributed to the sports desk at The Daily Tar Heel and James Madison University Athletics, where her work was published online and in JMU’s annual magazine. Last summer, she worked as an Olympic Correspondent for The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer during the Paris Olympics. In the future, Maya hopes to continue her passion for impactful storytelling through a career in print journalism or marketing.

Classrooms in Crisis: The State of North Carolina’s Education System

Though media coverage of the issue has lessened since the height of the pandemic, North Carolina educators say the teacher crisis has deepened. The shortage leads to larger class sizes, increased teacher burnout and fewer individualized learning opportunities, which ultimately affect student outcomes and the quality of education they receive.