2015

Nov 6, 2015

Teacher Education and Learning Sciences Ph.D. Student Shares Her Experiences

Carrie Wilkerson Lee is a current Ph.D. student in the Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS) department. She first began her career as a fifth grade teacher, where she taught… 

Nov 4, 2015

5 Questions with Alicia Keating Polson on the Higher Education Ph.D. Program

Alicia Keating Polson is a current Ph.D. student in the Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development department studying Higher Education. After working professionally in higher education and student affairs for… 

Nov 3, 2015

First Lady Michelle Obama Announces New Higher Education Campaign

As part of the Reach Higher initiative, a program which urges all high school students to seek higher education, First Lady Michelle Obama recently announced the national launch of the… 

Oct 28, 2015

Principal of the Year Works to Complete Doctorate at NC State

As a child growing up in Edenton, Steve Lassiter says that math “was not my strength.” But his 9th grade algebra teacher Shirley Powell inspired him through hands-on learning and… 

Oct 22, 2015

MSA Alum Receives Principal of the Year Award

Last week, Master of School Administration (MSA) alum, Dr. Joe Ferrell, was selected as the 2016 Principal of the Year by Alamance-Burlington County Schools. Ferrell, who is the principal at… 

Oct 21, 2015

Picart Honored at West Point

One of NC State’s most experienced and accomplished academic leaders has been honored by the United States Military Academy at West Point for 28 years of service as an educator, senior… 

Oct 6, 2015

College of Education Research

The College of Education strives to reduce achievement gaps and increase opportunities for success in education through research, development, and leadership in these areas: Leadership Since 2010, the Northeast Leadership… 

Oct 6, 2015

5 Questions on School Choice with Anna Egalite

Anna Egalite, assistant professor of education at NC State, will be speaking about school choice on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Washington, D.C. at the 2015 Index of Culture and Opportunity organized… 

Sep 29, 2015

Literacy Expert Pushes ‘Play’ on Educational Games

Are computer games for learning or just for fun? That’s the question Hiller Spires, NC State professor of literacy and technology, tackles in a commentary for the Journal of Adolescent and… 

Sep 28, 2015

Noyce Teaching Scholars Selected

North Carolina State University announced the newest cohort of Noyce Mathematics Education Teaching Scholars (METS). The Noyce METS program is funded with about $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce…