Republican Catherine Truitt, Chancellor of non-profit Western Governors University North Carolina (WGU NC), officially filed as a candidate for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Truitt believes her unique background has led to this moment.  “I’ve had a very unusual career for someone who began as a classroom teacher,” Truitt said.  “I trained to be a high school English teacher but found myself teaching in all kinds of settings, including elementary school and young adults in the British school system.  My husband’s career as a naval officer meant we moved every few years, so I just bloomed where I was planted.”  After her husband’s 14 years of active duty service in the U.S. Navy, Truitt and her family moved to North Carolina. She was a classroom teacher in Johnston County for three years and a turnaround coach before joining Governor Pat McCrory’s office as his senior…

CARY, N.C. — Republican Catherine Truitt, Chancellor of non-profit Western Governors University North Carolina (WGU NC), has officially declared her candidacy for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. Truitt believes her unique background has led to this moment.  “I’ve had a very unusual career for someone who began as a classroom teacher,” Truitt said.  “I trained to be a high school English teacher but found myself teaching in all kinds of settings, including elementary school and young adults in the British school system.  My husband’s career as a naval officer meant we moved every few years, so I just bloomed where I was planted.”  After her husband’s 14 years of active duty service in the U.S. Navy, Truitt and her family moved to North Carolina. She was a classroom teacher in Johnston County for three years and a turnaround coach before joining Governor Pat McCrory’s office as his senior advisor…

Catherine Truitt, Chancellor of the nonprofit Western Governor’s University in North Carolina, recently appeared on “Around the Triangle”. Catherine discussed degree options, scholarship opportunities and how it’s possible to graduate with little to no debt. Listen to “WGU North Carolina & Access to Affordable Higher Education” on Spreaker.