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May 28, 2021

EdNC: Wolfpack Readers Tutoring Program Gives Teachers Hands-on Experience While Students Gain Reading Skills

The Wolfpack Readers after school-school tutoring program is part of the Yadkin Wolfpack Literacy Partnership (YWLP) between the NC State College of Education and Yadkin County Schools (YCS) designed to improve reading proficiency in the district by helping teachers… 

May 19, 2021

WRAL: Summer Enrollment is Typically Low, and NC School Districts Are Trying To Change That This Year

NC State College of Education Associate Professor Dennis Davis, Ph.D., discusses way to keep students engaged and learning in summer school.  

May 17, 2021

Inside Higher Ed: The Transformative Power of Student Voices in the Midst of Racial Injustice

Joy Gaston Gayles, Ph.D., professor of higher education and senior advisor for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and Alyssa Rockenbach, Ph.D., Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, discuss the change-making influence of the work of student activists in the last year, despite the challenges wrought by the pandemic 

May 14, 2021

College of Education Class of 2021: ‘You Are the Leaders, Scholars and Educators Our World Desperately Needs’

The NC State College of Education recognized more than 370 graduates during a Virtual Graduation Ceremony on May 14. 

May 13, 2021

TEACH Magazine: One Size Does Not Fit All: Financial Literacy for Students with Physical Disabilities

NC State College of Education doctoral student Lisa Lamb discusses financial literacy for students with disabilities in this piece that was originally conceptualized as her final paper in the ECI 709: Critical Theory and Public Engagement class.  

May 11, 2021

Education Week: How the Pandemic Prompted Teachers to Give Students More Flexibility, Choice (in Charts)

Patricia Hilliard, Ph.D., a research scholar at the Friday Institute of Educational Innovation, discusses the ways schools can build off of the successes that emerged from virtual learning. 

Apr 22, 2021

EdNC: What My Asian and Asian American Students Want Their Teachers To Know

Jennifer C. Mann, a doctoral student in the NC State College of Education's Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences shares the responses her Asian and Asian American students gave when she asked them, "what do you want your teachers to know?" 

Apr 12, 2021

118 People Chosen as North Carolina Teaching Fellows

The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program announced its 118 recipients for this year's class, about 50 of whom will attend the NC State College of Education.  

Apr 1, 2021

EdNC: Unique Problems, Unique Solutions for Broadband Access in Eastern N.C.

Ray Zeisz, director of the Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, said a diversity of solutions have been implemented through trial and error over the past year, marking a significant increase in urgency around the issue of broadband internet access. 

Mar 24, 2021

Zippia: Experts Weigh In on Current Job Market Trends

Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Ph.D., professor and head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at the NC State College of Education,  discusses job market trends in the wake of the…