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Jun 23, 2025

Ask the Expert with Assistant Teaching Professor Krispin Barr ’13PHD on Supporting Student Success

Assistant Teaching Professor of Higher Education Krispin Barr said student success involves the creation of welcoming campus environments that allow students to feel affirmed and, therefore, engaged and supported in their learning.

Apr 30, 2025

How the College of Education Draws on Research-based Practices to Prepare Effective Literacy Teachers

From preparing undergraduate students through coursework and field experiences to helping in-service teachers become literacy specialists, the NC State College of Education draws on research-based practices to develop literacy leaders.

Mar 28, 2025

How Can Teachers Implement Effective Literacy Instruction? ‘The Key is to Know Which Strategies Are Actually Based on Research,’ Says Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Devin Kearns

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Devin Kearns shares resources and video demonstrations of effective strategies for teaching in early literacy.

Mar 18, 2025

Associate Professor of Special Education Jamie Pearson Provides Professional Development for Jamaica’s First Public Inclusive School through Partnership, Donor Support

Because of the country’s history of teaching students with disabilities separately from those without, many educators in Jamaica benefit from additional support to successfully lead inclusive classrooms. That’s why the Rockhouse Foundation, with support from donors Pat McKee and Julie Russo, turned to the NC State College of Education and Associate Professor of Special Education Jamie Pearson for help at the Savanna-LaMar Inclusive Academy (Sav Inclusive), the first school of its kind on the island.

Mar 4, 2025

University Distinguished Professor of Science Education Gail Jones Receives NARST Fellows Program Award

Gail Jones, a University Distinguished Professor of Science Education in NC State’s College of Education, has been selected as an recipient of the 2025 National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Fellows Program award.

Feb 24, 2025

How Can Teachers and Parents Help Students Manage Cellphone Use in Schools? Friday Institute Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten Shares Advice

Cellphones in schools have become a hot topic among parents, students and educators. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten shares strategies for educators and parents about how to help students manage cellphone use during school.

Feb 6, 2025

17 College of Education Graduate Students Receive Doctoral Dissertation Support Grants

Seventeen graduate students in the NC State College of Education have received funding to support their research through the college’s Doctoral Dissertation Support Grants. The grants of up to $1,500 per student can be used to reimburse costs associated with conducting dissertation research through June 2025.

Jan 29, 2025

‘This is a Call to Action for Us:’ Penn GSE Dean Katherine O. Strunk Discusses Teacher Shortages During Keynote Speech at College of Education’s 2025 Research Celebration

Many schools are facing a shortage of highly qualified teachers, and those who are already in classrooms are leaving the profession at an alarming rate, according to data shared by Penn State Graduate School of Education Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education Katherine O. Strunk during the NC State College of Education’s 2025 Research Celebration on Jan. 27.

Jan 28, 2025

NC State Educational Leadership Academy (NELA) Receives $14.4M From North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission to Sustain Program through 2032

For the past 14 years, the NC State College of Education’s nationally recognized NC State Educational Leadership Academy (NELA) has been preparing some of the most effective school leaders in North Carolina. Now, that work is set to continue through 2032 thanks to more than $14 million in funding from the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission.

Jan 17, 2025

‘I Don’t Know of Another State That’s Done This:’ Goodnight Distinguished Professors in Early Literacy and Spangler Distinguished Professors of Early Child Literacy Gather at NC State to Discuss Way to Improve Literacy Outcomes

On Dec. 10, distinguished professors of literacy education from across North Carolina gathered together at the first North Carolina Literacy Leaders retreat hosted by NC State’s College of Education. The event was an opportunity for the state’s two Goodnight Distinguished Professors in Early Literacy and four Spangler Distinguished Professors of Early Child Literacy to share ideas, work with representatives of the University of North Carolina System and hear from education representatives about successes and gaps in literacy education and ways to collaboratively make change.