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NC State College of Education Professor Paola Sztajn and her book, Activating Math Talk

Jun 18, 2021

Teaching Math Teaching: Paola Sztajn and Dan Heck: Activating Math Talk

NC State College of Education Professor Paola Sztajn, Ph.D., and Dan Heck discuss their new book, Activating Math Talk, 11 Purposeful Techniques for Your Elementary Students. 

A principal with students at a public school in North Carolina.

Jun 7, 2021

Education Week: How the Pandemic Is Already Changing Principal-Prep Programs

Lesley Wirt, Ph.D., the associate director of principal preparation in the NC State College of Education, discusses how the Master of School Administration is able to be diverse and affordable to participants.  

A Map showing Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties in North Carolina

Jun 4, 2021

NC Policy Watch: Charitable Grant Seeks to Transform Eastern North Carolina Through Teachers

The NC State College of Education will use a $7.25 million charitable grant from Raleigh-based Anonymous Trust to create the Transformational Scholarships Program. 

Map of North Carolina

Jun 2, 2021

North Carolina Network of Grantmakers: With $7.25M Charitable Grant from Anonymous Trust, NC State’s College of Education to Launch Transformational Scholarships Program to Prepare 100 Teachers for Eastern NC

NC State’s College of Education has received a $7.25 million charitable grant from the Anonymous Trust to establish the Transformational Scholarships Program and prepare 100 teachers for counties in Eastern North Carolina with fewer resources but greater needs. 

Professor Jessica DeCuirt-Gunby

Jun 2, 2021

Zippia: Predicting the Future of the Job Market

NC State College of Education Professor and Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences Head Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Ph.D., discusses the biggest changes that will be seen in the job market for graduates following the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Map of North Carolina

Jun 2, 2021

EdNC: More Than $7 Million Will Help NC State Prepare Teachers

The Anonymous Trust is giving $7.25 million to North Carolina State University’s College of Education for a scholarship program that the college will use to prepare teachers for Eastern North Carolina classrooms. 

New wolf statue on central campus.

Jun 2, 2021

EdNC: Rethinking The Concept of COVID-19 Learning Loss

Jennifer C. Mann, a doctoral student in the NC State College of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, discusses how educators can approach literacy by drawing on the experiences… 

NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Jenn Ayscue, Ph.D.

Jun 1, 2021

The Charlotte Post: What Hypersegregated North Carolina Schools Mean to You and Students

Policy experts, including Assistant Professor Jenn Ayscue, Ph.D., offer several suggestions to mitigate the impacts of segregation in North Carolina schools. 

A student and teacher work together as part of the Yadkin Wolfpack Literacy Partnership

May 28, 2021

EdNC: Wolfpack Readers Tutoring Program Gives Teachers Hands-on Experience While Students Gain Reading Skills

The Wolfpack Readers after school-school tutoring program is part of the Yadkin Wolfpack Literacy Partnership (YWLP) between the NC State College of Education and Yadkin County Schools (YCS) designed to improve reading proficiency in the district by helping teachers… 

May 19, 2021

WRAL: Summer Enrollment is Typically Low, and NC School Districts Are Trying To Change That This Year

NC State College of Education Associate Professor Dennis Davis, Ph.D., discusses way to keep students engaged and learning in summer school.