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Nov 15, 2018

ABC 11: Celebrate American Education Week by Thanking Your Favorite Teacher

The NC State College of Education created the "Thank An Educator" movement to coincide with American Education Week. It gives you a chance to tell that special teacher in your life just how much they meant to you. You could even get a T-shirt for joining in. 

Nov 15, 2018

Education Week: Teacher Evaluations Have Dramatically Changed the Principal’s Job

How have multiple-measure teacher evaluation systems impacted the role of the school principal? Education Week cites a new paper -- co-authored by NC State Education Assistant Professor Tim Drake -- that investigates if time-management challenges for principals lead to increased stress, turnover and burnout. 

Nov 14, 2018

EdNC.org: Join Us for the W. Dallas Herring Lecture at NC State

Each year, the NC State College of Education commemorates W. Dallas Herring and his dedication to the state's community colleges by hosting the Dallas Herring Lecture. Dr. Karen Stout, president and CEO of Achieving the Dream, will present this year's lecture "The Urgent Case: Centering Teaching and Learning in the Next Generation of Community College Redesign" on Wednesday, Nov. 28. 

Nov 13, 2018

EdSurge: What’s in a Name? The Potential for Students to Self-Advocate

Director of Digital Learning Programs Mary Ann Wolf shares with EdSurge how Students LEAD (Learn, Explore, Advocate Differently) -- an online course offered to students, teachers and parents -- helps learners understand and verbalize their individual strengths, preferences and needs when it comes to learning and working. 

Oct 24, 2018

EducationWeek: Study Evaluates North Carolina 3rd Grade Literacy Effort

NC State College of Education and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation researchers release findings from a five-year study on North Carolina's Read to Achieve program and suggest a broader subject group as well as consistent summer camp offerings across the state. 

Oct 23, 2018

EdNC.org: What Community Colleges are Up Against

NC State Education Professor Robert Templin shared a few factors -- like changing demographics, reduced public funding and a shifting economy -- that are threatening community colleges around the nation at the annual planning session of the State Board of Community Colleges earlier this month. 

Oct 22, 2018

N&O: NC State Researchers Reveal Results in Newest ‘Read to Achieve’ Study

Researchers from the NC State College of Education and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation reveal findings from North Carolina's Read to Achieve program since its inception in 2012 and suggest ways to improve the statewide initiative moving forward. 

Oct 19, 2018

PBS Newshour: From Entry-Level to Executive, Today’s Jobs Demand Digital Literacy

Even millennials need to adapt to rapidly changing digital environments to be successful. That is why it is crucial for K-12 students to learn how to read and discern many types of digital media across online platforms in their classrooms, says Hiller Spires, the Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Literacy Education at the NC State College of Education, in this new report by PBS Newshour. 

Oct 17, 2018

[Video] CADREK12: The Importance of Early Math Education

In a new video by the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education, Joseph D. Moore Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics Education Jere Confrey shares how early mathematics education impacts success in all subjects as children progress through later grades. 

Oct 15, 2018

Rocky Mount Telegram: Edgecombe Honors Top Principal

Edgecombe County Public Schools has named Matt Smith '14 MSA its 2018-19 Principal of the Year. Smith joined Edgecombe County Early College High School as principal after completing the NC State College of Education's Northeast Leadership Academy.