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Sep 13, 2023

N&O: NC Schools Have More Than 3,500 Teaching Vacancies. How Can the State Get More Teachers?

Jahzar Fields could have majored in business administration, psychology or any of a number of fields he had considered to get a high-paying job after he graduates from NC State University. Instead, Fields is an education major who plans to return to the Wilmington area to teach in a high-needs school to inspire other Black young people. 

Sep 5, 2023

CBS17: Data Shows Fewer Teaching Graduates Nationwide, but NC State Bucking that Trend

May 22, 2023

WRAL.com: ‘I Didn’t Know How to Spell’: NC Teachers Take on Renewed Way to Teach Reading

Jill Grifenhagen, an associate professor in literacy education at NC State’s College of Education, talks with WRAL about how the teaching of reading. 

May 18, 2023

WFAE: How ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence are Impacting Education

WFAE spoke with a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools educator and two tech experts, including College of Education Assistant Professor Shiyan Jiang, to learn the pros and cons of artificial intelligence in education. 

Apr 6, 2023

EdNC: Hispanic Serving Institutions on the Rise in North Carolina

The first annual NC Hispanic/Latino Professional Educators Summit was recently hosted on the campus of North Carolina State University. Attendees were greeted by N.C. State College of Education Dean Paola Sztajn, experienced an electrifying keynote address by Wake County Public School System Superintendent Catty Moore, and learned more about many important topics surrounding education, such as Hispanic and Latino State of Affairs, diversity, equity, and inclusion as a Latinx educator, professional development and career advancement, and student perspectives. 

Apr 6, 2023

EdNC | Dean Sztajn: Providing High-quality Teachers Who Stay in the Classroom

Creative and effective solutions that strengthen what is already working and generate new initiatives that address the current crisis in the teaching workforce are urgent, writes College of Education Dean Paola Sztajn in a Perspective for EdNC. These solutions also need to attend to the quality of teacher preparation in order to best serve our students, particularly those most vulnerable. 

Apr 3, 2023

Education Week: The Trump Indictment: What Should We Tell the Kids?

Even though social studies teachers have become experts in discussing extraordinary, politically charged news events over the past several years, the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump by a New York grand jury involves navigating potential landmines—especially given restrictions states have passed in the last three years. It’s difficult to completely step around the politics here, said Paula McAvoy, an associate professor of social studies education at North Carolina State University. But teachers can model discussing the topic using evidence, as opposed to partisan perspectives. 

Apr 3, 2023

EdNC: Building Community and Ensuring Compliance for Multilingual Learners in North Carolina Schools

North Carolina is increasingly diverse, Goodnight Distinguished Professor Maria Coady writes in a Perspective for EdNC. In July 2022, the NC Office of State Budget and Management noted that about 8% of people residing in the state were foreign-born immigrants, and the top two countries of origin were Mexico and India. 

Feb 6, 2023

WRAL.com: NC School Leaders Search for New Way to Measure School Performance Without Socioeconomic Bias

College of Education Distinguished Professor Lance Fusarelli talks to WRAL News about performance metrics for schools. 

Jan 11, 2023

EdNC: Respect Educators and Their Knowledge

"We owe it to educators (as well as all students) to ensure they feel the trust and respect they deserve," writes College of Education Dean Paola Sztajn in a Perspective published on EdNC.org.