master’s
![Jason Cook, Michael Von Bargen and Richard Singer at the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Annual Conference in New Orleans in April 2019. The group is set to graduate from the Master of Education in Training and Development program this May. The three are pictured in front of their presentation screen.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/05/2019-04-24-1500x844.jpg)
Three Colleagues Tackle Master’s Degree and Professional World
Taylor Rothenburg ’18 MAT: A Near-Perfect edTPA Score
#WhyIChoseEducation: Gwen Barclay-Toy
![Wolf statue and the Park Alumni Center.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/10/CC.alumniwolves.77.jpg)
2 Programs in Leadership Development Honored with Top 5 LEAD Awards
![U.S. News Online Rankings](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/01/usnewsonline.jpg)
NC State Education’s Online Graduate Programs Ranked No. 15 in Nation
Kathleen Anne Epperson ’17 MS: Why I’m Returning to Teaching
![Graduation](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/083graduation_2010-1.jpg)