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Mo Green
Mo Green (Democratic Party) is the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Green (Democratic Party) ran for election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Green completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Maurice “Mo” Green was born in New York, New York and lives in North Carolina. Green earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics and a law degree, both from Duke University, in 1988 and 1991, respectively. Green's career experience includes working the executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation from 2016 to 2023, as superintendent of Guilford County Schools for seven years, and as general counsel for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. In that district, Green became chief operating officer in 2006 and then became deputy superintendent. Green began his career as a lawyer in private practice.[1][2]
As of 2024, Green was affiliated with following organizations:[2]
- The Hunt Institute
- Hunt-Lee Commission
- myFutureNC
- The Path Forward
- EducationNC
- Education Commission of the States, National Center on Learning and Civic Engagement
- North Carolina High School Athletic Association
- High Point University, School of Education, Doctoral Advisory Board
- Guilford Education Alliance
- Digital Learning Institute
- Crisis Assistance Ministry
- University of North Carolina Asheville
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mo Green defeated Michele Morrow in the general election for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mo Green (D)  | 51.2 | 2,837,606 |
 | Michele Morrow (R) | 48.8 | 2,706,953 | |
| Total votes: 5,544,559 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Carter (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mo Green defeated C.R. Katie Eddings and Kenon Crumble in the Democratic primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mo Green | 65.8 | 431,922 |
 | C.R. Katie Eddings | 24.9 | 163,234 | |
 | Kenon Crumble | 9.3 | 60,844 | |
| Total votes: 656,000 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michele Morrow defeated incumbent Catherine Truitt in the Republican primary for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Morrow | 52.1 | 457,151 |
 | Catherine Truitt | 47.9 | 420,270 | |
| Total votes: 877,421 | |||
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Polls
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Election campaign finance
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Satellite spending
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mo Green completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Green's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Superintendent, Guilford County Schools, the third largest school district in North Carolina, for more than seven years Deputy Superintendent/Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, one of the two largest school districts in North Carolina, for a total of more than seven years Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, which has awarded millions in grants to educational causes, for seven years A board of director/commission member of organizations that deal with various educational issues, including homelessness, athletics, policy, media, arts and community support
I began my career as a lawyer in private practice after two United States judicial clerkships. I have a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics and a law degree, both from Duke University. I am a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi Phi (the Boulé) fraternities. A longtime North Carolina resident, I am married and have two adult children, both of whom attended and graduated from North Carolina public schools.- I am concerned about the direction of the NC public school system. It needs a champion who will provide a new vision. Given my experiences, which have included being school district superintendent, a foundation chief executive, a school board attorney, and a member of numerous boards that deal with educational issues, I believe I can be that champion. My vision for the NC public school system is for it to be recognized as an excellent school system. That vision centers around preparing each student for whatever is next for them once they graduate from high school. My vision also includes character development, as I believe in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: “intelligence, plus character, that is the goal of true education.”
- My vision of excellence for the NC public school system can be realized through commitments by a wide variety of stakeholders (e.g., General Assembly, State Board of Education, local boards of educations, educators, Governor, parents, faith community, businesses, etc.) to the following pillars:
● Investing fully in public education ● Revering educators (teachers as well as other educators such as custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, counselors, etc.) and paying them more ● Providing appropriate and differentiated resources for each student according to their needs ● Enhancing parent and community engagement ● Ensuring safe and secure learning environments ● Celebrating the good in public education
- The vision to be excellent is core to how I work. When I was superintendent of Guilford County Schools, I worked with others to set a vision of education excellence (the successful coupling of academic achievement and character development) for the district. While GCS certainly has room for continued improvement, it is through the work of many that the district and its schools have been routinely recognized for its excellence and for being among the best in the state and nationally in academic achievement, character development and the arts.
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Campaign ads
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Campaign website
Green’s campaign website stated the following:
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INVEST fully in public education. |
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| —Mo Green’s campaign website (2024)[7] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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External links
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Officeholder North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mo Green for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, "Meet Mo," accessed February 19, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 13, 2024
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mo Green for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, “Pillars,” accessed February 19, 2024
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| Preceded by Catherine Truitt (R) |
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction 2025-Present |
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