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Sep 10, 2019

Belk Center Symposium Helps Community College Leaders Examine Data to Improve Credential Attainment, Labor Market Outcomes

Community College presidents used data to engage in discussions about how they can improve credential attainment and labor market outcomes during a Presidents’ Academy Symposium hosted by the NC State College of Education’s Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. 

Sep 6, 2019

Associate Professor Angela Wiseman to Collaborate with International Universities on Upcoming Projects

Associate Professor Angela Wiseman has received funding for international collaborations on projects with the University of Wollongong in Australia, where she will use digital tools to document children’s understanding of place, and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, where she will examine how language diversity relates to educational contexts. 

Sep 6, 2019

20 Fellows Join NC State College of Education’s Principal Preparation Programs

The NC State College of Education announced the selection of 20 educators into its principal preparation programs. Fellows will complete the two-year Master of School Administration Program while serving in local schools. 

Aug 27, 2019

NC State Education to Host EdTalks: A Celebration of K-12 Education Oct. 21

Join us as local leaders and celebrities -- including NC State Women's Basketball Coach Wes Moore and 2018 N.C. Teacher of the Year Freebird McKinney -- deliver short TED-style talks about the importance of their K-12 education and how their classroom experiences impacted their lives. 

Aug 22, 2019

Study Co-Authored by Assistant Professor Anna Egalite Finds Voucher Program Improves English Test Scores for Poverty-Stricken Students in India

Recently published results from a decade-long research project co-authored by NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Anna Egalite, Ph.D., show that targeted voucher programs could provide impoverished Indian students —… 

Aug 20, 2019

N.C. History Teacher of the Year Amy King ’01MED: ‘I Was Blessed With a Dad Who Enjoys Learning History as a Hobby’

When she was growing up in Bear Creek, N.C., North Carolina History Teacher of the Year Amy King ’01MED thought her father had the best job in the world. He was an agriculture education teacher at Chatham Central High School. Today, she teaches at the same school with the same passion she witnessed from her dad. 

Aug 20, 2019

New Student Enrollment Up for 3rd Straight Year, New Graduate Student Enrollment Jumps 27%

The college will welcome an expected 601 new undergraduate and graduate students when the 2019-20 academic year begins Wednesday, Aug. 21. That is an increase of 20% in new student enrollment from last year. 

Aug 19, 2019

NC State Education Awarded $7.9M in Research Funding May-August 2019

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including its Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $7,864,749 to support seven research projects from May 15, 2019, to August 1, 2019. 

Aug 15, 2019

Professor Hollylynne Lee Continues to Help Teachers Prepare Data Literate Students Through $2.9 Million NSF Grant

Professor Hollylynne Lee believes many high school graduates are underprepared with the necessary statistics and data science skills to pursue a STEM career. She is now using an NSF grant to curate and create online resources to help statistics teachers prepare data literate students. 

Aug 9, 2019

Associate Professor Cameron Denson Promotes STEM Education in Botswana

Associate Professor Camerson Denson recently discussed STEM education with leaders in Botswana as the country looks to reimagine its economy and become the “Silicon Valley of Africa.”