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Jan 27, 2025

College of Education Faculty, Staff, Alumna Recognized with Service Awards from the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC)

Several NC State College of Education faculty and alumni are being recognized with service awards from the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC) and its divisions dedicated to advancing inclusive, high-quality K-12 education.

Jan 23, 2025

My Student Experience: Goodnight Scholar and Applied Education Studies Major Hannah Morris Honored as Leader of the Pack

Hannah Morris, a Goodnight Scholar and applied education studies major, has been honored as NC State's Leader of the Pack, an award that recognizes students for outstanding contributions in leadership, scholarship and service.

Jan 23, 2025

Why Gifts Matter: Darla Buchanan Scholarship Creates Educational, Study Abroad Opportunities for Teaching Fellow Kaiya Connor

Receiving the Darla Buchanan Scholarship helped inspire elementary education Kaiya Connor to choose education and also made it possible for her to study abroad for a semester at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute in Florence, Italy.

Jan 22, 2025

WalletHub: Best & Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals

Professor Aaron Clark discusses the state of the STEM job market and how the U.S. can attract and retain STEM professionals.

Jan 21, 2025

NC State College of Education Ranked #20 in U.S. News’ Best Online Programs Rankings

NC State’s College of Education is ranked #20 in the nation in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Master's in Education Programs, an improvement of seven spots over last year. The college also ranked #1 in North Carolina and #7 in the nation for online education programs for veterans.

Jan 21, 2025

Education Week: Researchers Created a Phonics Program With ‘Dramatic’ Results. How It Works

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest results. The results are “dramatic,” said Devin Kearns, a professor in early literacy at North Carolina State University.

Jan 17, 2025

‘I Don’t Know of Another State That’s Done This:’ Goodnight Distinguished Professors in Early Literacy and Spangler Distinguished Professors of Early Child Literacy Gather at NC State to Discuss Way to Improve Literacy Outcomes

On Dec. 10, distinguished professors of literacy education from across North Carolina gathered together at the first North Carolina Literacy Leaders retreat hosted by NC State’s College of Education. The event was an opportunity for the state’s two Goodnight Distinguished Professors in Early Literacy and four Spangler Distinguished Professors of Early Child Literacy to share ideas, work with representatives of the University of North Carolina System and hear from education representatives about successes and gaps in literacy education and ways to collaboratively make change.

Jan 16, 2025

Department Head and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Joy Gaston Gayles Selected to Join 2025 Cohort of ACC Academic Leaders Network

Joy Gaston Gayles, an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development in NC State’s College of Education, has been selected to join the 2025 cohort of the ACC Academic Leaders Network.

Jan 16, 2025

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘I Look Forward to Continuing to Leave No Stone Unturned for Our Students,’ Says Pitt County Schools Superintendent Steve Lassiter Jr. ’19EDD

Steve Lassiter Jr. '19EDD grew up in eastern North Carolina, where his K-12 teachers made a lasting impression on his life, inspiring him to one day become an educational leader. In November, Lassiter, who earned his doctoral degree through the NC State College of Education's educational leadership program, was named superintendent of Pitt County Schools.

Jan 15, 2025

Professor of Science Education Carla C. Johnson Receives Industry Partner Innovator Award, Adaptive Leadership Award from Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Closing the Skills Gap Program has awarded NC State College of Education Professor of Science Education Carla C. Johnson with both the Partner Innovator Award and the Adaptive Leadership Award for her work with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy.