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Aug 17, 2018

The 74: Why Diversity Matters

Kevin Mahnken references NC State Education researcher Anna Egalite's work on how the race of teachers impacts student achievement in an article for The 74, a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America. 

Aug 13, 2018

Counseling Today: Counselors as Innovators

NC State Education Assistant Professor Adria Dunbar encourages counselors to turn frustrations at work into innovative solutions for the counseling profession in this column for Counseling Today, a publication of the American Counseling Association. 

Aug 6, 2018

Education Matters: Teens, Social Media and Fake News

NC State Education Assistant Professor Adria Dunbar and Associate Professor Meghan Manfra talk about what parents and educators need to know to help students navigate social media and fake news in a new digital media landscape on this week's episode of Education Matters. 

Aug 3, 2018

EdNC.org: How NELA Prepares Principals to Lead N.C. Schools

On this episode of EdTalk, host Alex Granados talks with Bonnie Fusarelli, professor of educational leadership and educational evaluation and policy analysis and director of the Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA). NELA helps prepare principals for their role as leaders in North Carolina schools. 

Aug 1, 2018

EdNC.org: Wolfpack WORKS Gets Ready to Bolster Literacy Efforts

In this episode of EdTalk, host Alex Granados talks with Paola Sztajn, NC State College of Education's associate dean for research and Innovation and co-principal investigator for Wolfpack WORKS. Wolfpack WORKS is an offshoot of the Read to Achieve program and will help first- and second-year, K-2 teachers better provide literacy instruction to their students. 

Jul 30, 2018

Education Matters: Leadership Conversations

NC State College of Education Dean Mary Ann Danowitz explains how a new partnership with Johnston County Public Schools and Johnston Community College that will create a guided pathway to prepare teachers for Johnston County on this week's episode of Education Matters. 

Jul 27, 2018

Video: Google Talks Jamboard with NC State Education

Google talks with Kerri Brown Parker, director of the Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC), about how NC State Education uses Jamboard -- Google's interactive whiteboard -- to encourage collaboration among students and researchers. 

Jul 5, 2018

Wilson Times: Science Classroom Funding Can Impact Student Interest in STEM Majors

Interactive math and science activities can increase student interest in STEM majors after high school, but educators need appropriate funding to implement relevant hands-on instruction in their classrooms, according to Emily Cayton's dissertation research. In this Wilson Times article, the recent science education graduate reveals what she discovered while studying science classroom funding and why it matters. 

Jun 27, 2018

Kinston Free Press: Two Teacher Interns Who Stand Out Are Spending Summer Here Fitting In

Designed to create a pipeline of high-quality teachers for rural and semi-rural parts of North Carolina, The Innovation Project (TIP) at NC State introduced seniors Ashley Lawson and Katie Martin to Lenoir County where they will begin their careers as teachers next year. They're joining the tight-knit community this summer as interns for the Lenoir County Public School's STEM Summer Camps. 

Jun 21, 2018

EdNC: Causes and Consequences of Student Absenteeism

Earlier this month, NC State College of Education hosted a panel discussion on the causes, consequences and correlates of student absenteeism featuring nationally-renown scholars. EdNC interviewed two of those scholars -- Michael Gottfried and Ethan Hutt -- after the panel. This is what they had to say.