NELA
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Claudia Saavedra Smith ’17MSA, ’24EDD to Join NC State College of Education as Assistant Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership
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Lauren Lampron ’14MSA, ’19EDD Named Director of North Carolina Principal Fellows Program
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Professor Bonnie Fusarelli Receives UNC System’s 2022 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award
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#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘What You Do as a Teacher, as an Educator, is You Get to Make an Impact on the Lives of Others That Can Last Their Entire Lifetime,’ Says Bennett Jones ’14MSA, ’19EDD
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EdNC: NELA celebrates 10 years of preparing principals
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‘ I Knew They Did Things Differently:’ NC State Educational Leadership Academy Helps Educators Become Strong School Administrators
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Jessica Richardson ’15, ’22MSA: ‘I Chose Education Because I Believe That Each Student Deserves an Exceptional Education from Champion Teachers Who Advocate for Them’
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Remembering NC State’s Educational Leadership Academy Executive Coach Freda Cole
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Jacqueline Perry-Higgs ‘21EDD: ‘I Have a Desire to Impact Teaching and Learning by Supporting Teachers and Administrators as They Diligently Work to Change the Lives of Children’
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