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Jul 3, 2025

Leadership Institute for Future Teachers Gives High School Students Lift Up on Education Careers

High schoolers from across North Carolina traveled to the NC State College of Education this summer to take part in the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), a six-day, invitational program for students who are interested in teaching.

Jun 23, 2025

Why Gifts Matter: Scholarship Support “Absolutely a Huge, Life-changing Thing” for Calena Jones

After multiple years of homelessness, Calena Jones was able to start classes as an elementary education major at the NC State College of Education, with the goal of becoming a teacher who is always there for her students, especially those who are struggling.

Jun 23, 2025

Ask the Expert with Assistant Teaching Professor Krispin Barr ’13PHD on Supporting Student Success

Assistant Teaching Professor of Higher Education Krispin Barr said student success involves the creation of welcoming campus environments that allow students to feel affirmed and, therefore, engaged and supported in their learning.

Jun 17, 2025

College of Education Mourns Loss of Crystal Chen Lee

Crystal Chen Lee—a beloved educator, scholar and leader who dedicated her life to amplifying the voices of others and creating spaces so they could be seen and heard—passed away on June 14, 2025.

Jun 10, 2025

Why Gifts Matter: Scholarship Support Lets Kimberly Sutton Become Motivational Force for Students

After nearly a decade as an Exceptional Children’s Program teacher in Lenoir and Wayne counties, Kimberly Sutton decided to become a school counselor in order to better understand her students’…

Jun 5, 2025

Associate Professor Jamie Pearson Addresses Special Education Needs in the U.S. and Abroad through Grant-funded Projects

Jamie Pearson, an associate professor of special education in NC State’s College of Education, is working to improve special education in the United States and internationally through two recently funded projects.

Jun 3, 2025

Professor John Nietfeld, Goodnight Distinguished Professor Maria Coady Aim to Improve Multilingual Students’ Learning through Game-based Environment

NC State College of Education Professor of Educational Psychology John Nietfeld and Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Educational Equity Maria Coady are hoping to close the gap between multilingual and monolingual students’ reading comprehension and science learning through the development of an innovative game-based learning environment.

Jun 2, 2025

Professor Jessica Hunt Elected to US Math Recovery Council Board of Directors

Jessica Hunt, a professor of mathematics education and special education in NC State’s College of Education, has been elected to the US Math Recovery Council Board of Directors.

May 27, 2025

Joy of Education Celebrated at College of Education’s 2025 Scholarships Banquet 

This spring, the NC State College of Education held its annual scholarship banquet celebrating the transformative power of education and the generosity of those who support it.  In her remarks,…

May 27, 2025

SUPR Schools Interdisciplinary Hub Identifying Factors that Help Schools Defy Odds for Reading Achievement

Years of research have shown that there is a high correlation between reading achievement and socioeconomic status, which means that many children who attend high-poverty schools throughout North Carolina are not learning to read proficiently. The members of the Systems for Un-correlating Poverty and Reading (SUPR) in North Carolina Schools interdisciplinary hub have spent the past year examining schools that defy this trend.