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In the Spotlight: Friday Institute PEER and Strategic Initiatives Director Callie Womble Edwards

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Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger stands at a podium in front of a window.

Feb 9, 2026

EdNC: Perspective | Proximity: A Powerful Pathway to Student Success

In the Belk Center’s work with adult learners across North Carolina, we’ve developed a framework grounded in what we call the “5 Ps” — public messaging, partnerships, processes, pathways, and proximity.
Decorative

Jan 28, 2026

News and Observer: How Are NC Private School Voucher Students Doing? The Test Data Isn’t Public.

There is no publicly available testing data for how North Carolina’s more than 100,000 private school voucher students are performing.
College of Education ranked #1 in N.C., #10 for veterans, and #18 in the nation in U.S. News 2026 Best Online in Master's Rankings

Jan 27, 2026

College of Education Ranked #18 in U.S. News’ Best Online Programs Rankings

NC State’s College of Education is ranked #18 in the nation in the 2026U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Master's in Education Programs rankings announced Jan. 27, 2026. That is up from two spots over last year and an improvement of 28 spots since 2022.
Joshua Gambrell headshot with quote that teaching is about creating opportunities for better learning for students.

Jan 26, 2026

Why Gifts Matter: Scholarship Support Helps Josh Gambrell ’26 Focus on Teaching to Make an Impact

Sgt. 1st Class Josh Gambrell ’26 wants to make an impact. That’s why he’s pursuing a career in mathematics education, and that’s why he’s at NC State’s College of Education.
Sign outside Wake STEM Early College High School.

Jan 22, 2026

Video: Teaching the “Think and Do” Mindset to the Next Generation 

Recently, Molly Matlock ’18, a computer science teacher at our campus partner school, Wake STEM Early College High School, led her class in a project called “Think and Do,” where students created and designed their own apps.
A photo of several children holding hands in front of a classroom chalkboard.

Jan 15, 2026

Education Next: Do Universal SEL Programs Raise Test Scores?

Researchers have finally settled the debate about whether social-emotional learning, or SEL, boosts test scores. At least, that’s what recent news reports would have you believe.

Jim Hunt shaking hands with an individual

Jan 6, 2026

Remembering Jim Hunt ’59

Two-time NC State student body president, College of Education alumnus and four-time North Carolina governor Jim Hunt '59 died Thursday, Dec. 18, at his family farm near Lucama, North Carolina. He was 88.

Dec 4, 2025

Don C. Locke Symposium Speaker Jessica DeCuir-Gunby: ‘Do What Is Best for the Children’

Jessica DeCuir-Gunby delivered the keynote address at the 8th Don C. Locke Multicultural and Justice Symposium held on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Dec 1, 2025

Carolina Public Press: No School November. Some NC Parents Worry About So Many Days Off.

Lance Fusarelli, a professor of educational leadership and policy at NC State University, told Carolina Public Press disruptions for school closures can be more impactful on single-parent households and low-income families.

Callie Edwards

Nov 21, 2025

In the Spotlight: Friday Institute PEER and Strategic Initiatives Director Callie Womble Edwards

For the In the Spotlight series, we feature one staff member on a regular basis. In this edition, we spotlight Callie Womble Edwards, the director of Program Evaluation and Educational Research (PEER)…