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$2 million Grant Will Help Train Future Principals

Northeast Leadership Academy of NC State, the number one educational leadership preparation program in the country, received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

With a mission to help more students succeed, the money will be used to train future school principals who will eventually go to work in low-performing rural schools in northeastern North Carolina.

“U.S. Department of Education grants for school leadership development are actually very highly competitive,” said Bonnie Fusarelli, professor and director of the Northeast Leadership Academy of NC State.

Read more in the NC State Technician >