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we prepare extraordinary educators, solve educational problems
and ensure the educational success of all learners across North Carolina and beyond.

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Elevate

Administratively housed in the College of Education, Elevate is a university-wide initiative designed for North Carolina residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).  

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Transformational Scholars

Thanks to a generous gift from the Anonymous Trust, we’re preparing 100 teachers fro eastern North Carolina through the Transformational Scholarships Program.

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Belk Center

Our Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research supports community colleges across North Carolina and beyond through executive leadership programs, research and our Doctor of Education program.

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Friday Institute

Our Friday Institute for Educational Innovation supports in-service teachers and K-12 schools across North Carolina and beyond by conducting research, developing resources and providing professional development programs.

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“If anybody is considering going into education, I would say their first stop should be the NC State College of Education.”

Terry Hennings ’15MAT

2023 Wake County Public School System Teacher of the Year

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Min Zhuang ’26 and Doctoral Student Siyu Long Win AECT Graduate Student Empirical Journal Award through Collaboration with College of Education Faculty

As a doctoral student in NC State’s College of Education, Min Zhuang ’26PHD said one of the most important lessons she learned from Professor of Learning Design and Technology Florence Martin was about the importance of making research visible to the broader academic community.

Professor Florence Martin Wins AECT Division of Distance Learning Practical Application Publication Award for 3rd Consecutive Year

NC State College of Education Professor of Learning, Design and Technology Florence Martin has received the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) Division of Distance Learning’s Practical Application Publication Award for the third consecutive year.

Professor Jessica Hunt Promotes Self-regulated Mathematics Learning through Grant-funded Project Developed with Students, Teachers

Professor Jessica Hunt will further expand work that centers student agency through a $506,345 National Science Foundation grant-funded project entitled “Cognitively Optimized Mathematics through Peer Analogous Reflective Exchanges (COMPARE)”