Roy Williams speaks out on North Carolina teacher pay

Posted Jul 14, 2023
When he lists his heroes – other than his mother – Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams lists his teachers. “The most important people to me in my entire life were my high school and elementary school teachers. No one ever was as important to me as those people were,” former North Carolina Coach Williams says in the accompanying video. (Higher Ed Works)

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