On Monday, Nov. 15, Dr. Barnett Berry, research professor and senior director for policy and innovation at the University of South Carolina, shared with the Board of Education for the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools a national initiative for Community Schooling.

Berry is no stranger to the Tarheel state. He spent 19 years in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area and served on the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, chaired by former Gov. Jim Hunt.