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Jun 26, 2019

Becoming the MAIN Man

Inspired by his own challenges and life experiences, Jasmin Spain ’12MED launched the Males Addressing Issues and Needs (MAIN) Initiative in Pitt County to provide young men of color with the resources and support they need to navigate the challenges unique to them in today’s society. The initiative provides mentoring, leadership programs, training in diversity, civil rights and sexual misconduct, and workshops on handling new careers, promotions and finances. 

Jun 25, 2019

Goldsboro Daily News: WCPS Teachers Named Master Teaching Fellows

The NC State College of Education and The Innovation Project have selected 19 N.C. High School Mathematics Master Teaching Fellows, including four from Wayne County Public Schools.  

Jun 25, 2019

Neuse News: Four of the Finest from NC State’s Teaching Program Commit to LCPS

Four top scholars and future teachers from the NC State College of Education will begin their careers in the classrooms of Lenoir County after being recruited to Lenoir County Public Schools through the university’s TIP teacher development program. 

Jun 24, 2019

Education Week: Michigan Schools Face Huge Racial Disparity—and It’s Hard to Fix

NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Anna Egalite, Ph.D., spoke with the Detroit Free Press about research that shows black students perform better in school when they have black teachers. Her research provides evidence to support the importance of fixing the racial disparity in Michigan schools.  

Jun 14, 2019

WRAL: 19 NC Math Teachers Selected for Master Teaching Program

The NC State College of Education and The Innovation Project have selected 19 N.C. High School Mathematics Master Teaching Fellows. The NSF-funded program will prepare, support and retain 19 master teachers of mathematics from seven high-needs school districts in North Carolina. 

Jun 6, 2019

Thomas B. Fordham Institute: Teacher Diversity in North Carolina: Sector Differences in Exposure and Impact Raise Questions About How Benefits Are Felt

A new report finds that student-teacher matching along demographic characteristics has a larger impact on students who attend charter schools. Anna J. Egalite, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at the NC State College of Education, shares three key takeaways from the report. 

May 22, 2019

Ragland Foundation to Provide Scholarships to Teachers Seeking Advanced Degrees in K-12 Reading

A $25,000 gift from the W. Trent Ragland, Jr. Foundation will allow the NC State College of Education to continue to provide scholarships to support a fifth cohort of teachers seeking a master’s degree in New Literacies and Global Learning with a specialization in K-12 reading. 

May 16, 2019

Wallace Foundation: [Video] How Universities, School Districts Can Team Up to Redesign How Principals are Prepared

NC State started redesigning its principal preparation program by asking local school leaders and practitioners about what skills principals need to succeed in area schools. This video shows how the university built deep partnerships with districts and the state to align the program to leader standards, ground the curriculum in real-world experience, explore systems to track principal performance and fill vacancies, and more. 

May 13, 2019

Assistant Professor Jenn Ayscue Co-Authors Report Marking 65th Anniversary of Landmark Brown v Board of Education Ruling

Jenn Ayscue, Ph.D., an assistant professor of  educational evaluation and policy analysis at the NC State College of Education, is a co-author of a report that coincides with the 65th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education ruling: Harming our Common Future: America’s Segregated Schools 65 Years After Brown. 

May 10, 2019

To Class of 2019: As Educators, “We Must Never Lose Sight of Who Stands to Benefit”

The NC State College of Education recognized about 328 graduating students during its Spring 2019 Graduation Ceremony Friday, May 10, in Reynolds Coliseum. “As we step into our classrooms, our labs, our offices, our communities, we must never lose sight of who stands to benefit. Our past fuels us to action so that generations to come will say, we are because they were," said Jemilia Davis, who delivered the Charge to the Graduate Students. "What stands between us and an equitable future is the educator we decide to be.”