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WRAL: As NC’s Teacher Pipeline Dwindles, Education Colleges are Getting Creative

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External news stories featuring people and activities related to the College.

School board

Jun 13, 2025

Education Next: When School Board Elections Lose Their Voice

"If we want school boards to function as meaningful mechanisms of accountability, we need reforms that address their structural weaknesses," writes Professor Anna Egalite in a piece for Education Next.

Anna Egalite on the Education Exchange

Jun 9, 2025

Education Next: Opportunity Knocked for Universal Vouchers in North Carolina, and Parents Answered

Professor Anna J. Egalite joined Paul E. Peterson on Education Next's The Education Exchange to discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has helped drive school choice in the state of North Carolina.

Jun 4, 2025

EdNC: Perspective | Standardized Tests for Nonstandard Students: What Can We Do Differently?

Courtney Nunnamaker, a Master of Education student in the NC State College of Education, shares alternative ways of measuring students' academic growth at the end of each school year.

Jun 2, 2025

EdNC: Brunswick and Wayne Counties are ‘Growing Their Own’ Teacher Pipelines

Some school districts in North Carolina have decided that their best future teacher candidates may already be in the area — just still in high school.

Jun 2, 2025

WFAE: Can North Carolina Move the Needle on Literacy Scores?

Devin Kearns, Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Early Literacy at NC State, said this year’s EOGs could be an important benchmark for the state’s literacy investments.

Jun 2, 2025

WFAE: The ABCs of Literacy Education

Literacy educators, including Associate Professor Dennis Davis, share a glossary of some of the most-used acronyms educators use when talking about reading.
Algie Gatewood

May 19, 2025

Alamance Community College: ACC Honors Former President Algie Gatewood ’94EDD

Alamance Community College (ACC) has formally dedicated an area adjacent to the student commons area on its main campus as the Dr. Algie Gatewood Atrium, named for ACC President Emeritus Gatewood, who retired in July 2023 and earned his Doctor of Education from NC State's College of Education in 1994.

May 19, 2025

EdNC Perspective: Cutting Principal Internships is a Mistake Our Schools Can’t Afford

For fifteen years, Associate Professor Timothy Drake has studied, taught, and supported school leadership in North Carolina, guided by one goal: Strengthening our pipeline of effective principals.

Apr 3, 2025

CBS17: NC Teacher Turnover Down Compared to Last Year, But Still Higher Than Recent Years, New Report Shows

Erin Thomas Horne, assistant dean for professional education and accreditation at NC State University’s College of Education, said it’s especially crucial to support young teachers. NC DPI data shows they leave at a higher rate
An empty classroom

Mar 12, 2025

WRAL: As NC’s Teacher Pipeline Dwindles, Education Colleges are Getting Creative

Getting people into the teaching profession is just the first battle, said Erin Horne, assistant dean for professional education and accreditation in NC State's College of Education. Keeping them is another challenge altogether.