Congratulations to Susan Strong, Specialized Education Services (SES) alumna, on receiving the Beginning Teacher of the Year Award for Montgomery County Schools! Susan earned her B.S. in Special Education from UNCG in 2020. She is a special education teacher at Green Ridge Elementary School in Montgomery County, North Carolina. In this role, she teaches students […]

GREENSBORO, NC — The Wallace Foundation recently announced a $102 million grant initiative to support eight large school districts around the country in building principal pipelines that can produce school leaders capable of advancing their own district’s vision of equity. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) is one of the eight districts chosen to be part of […]

Celeste Cervantes still remembers, when she was in the fifth grade, coming home with the form to choose her middle school. She already knew how she wanted to fill it out. She wanted to attend a STEM magnet school with her friends. When her teacher handed her the form, though, it came with instructions to have […]

Dr. Gay Ivey, the William E. Moran Distinguished Professor in Literacy in the Teacher Education and Higher Education Department, was recently featured on the Classroom Caffeine Podcast. In each episode of Classroom Caffeine, listeners hear from a leading education researcher or practitioner who shares what they want others to know about their work. Each conversation […]

The Coalition for Language and Culture (CDLC) is hosting a virtual event titled “Our Journey Into Sustaining Our Communities and Collaborations: a Dialogue with the Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC)” on October 27th. The CNNC promotes access and integration for immigrants and refugees in North Carolina by bridging newcomer populations with existing communities through […]