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GCS, UNCG Partnership Receives National Award

Guilford County Schools has been recognized for its partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to strengthen and support the work of our classroom educators and enhance student learning.  

A group of ten people, including Dr. Vicki Jacobs (front row, left) wearing matching turquoise shirts that say “Math: the only subject that COUNTS” pose together indoors. They are smiling and standing around a sign that reads “Flourish Featured Session” with logos for the Ashboro City Schools and NCCTM.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Vicki Jacobs

Dr. Vicki Jacobs serves as the Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education.  What is your educational background?   I was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where I was a psychology major. Then I did my master’s and Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University… Continue reading…

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SOE Faculty and Doctoral Students Honored with International Award for Evaluation Research

Dr. Sandra Ayoo, an assistant professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences, and educational research methodology (ERM) doctoral students Meghan Leeming and Dr. Stacy Huff have received the Australian Evaluation Society’s Evaluation Journal of Australasia Publication Award for Excellence. Their article, “Meta-evaluation: Validating program evaluation standards through the United Nations Evaluation Quality Assessment (EQAs),” was recognized as the best article published in the journal over the past year.

Dr. Noah Lenstra sits in a uniquely shaped wooden reading nook between two bookshelves in a library. He is smiling, holding an open book, and wearing a dark suit, a bright orange t-shirt with a colorful logo, and red sneakers. The scene is well-lit and framed by rows of books on either side.

Libraries, For Your Health

Libraries can transform communities locally and globally, says Dr. Noah Lenstra. Wherever you are, even if you don’t have a car or access to public transportation, there’s a good chance you can get to a public library.

IPiE Graduate Student tutor works with students at the Black Child Development Institute Greensboro.

From the Classroom to the Community

IPiE is proud to share a portion of a newsletter from our partner, Black Child Development Institute – Greensboro, featuring two of our student tutors supporting the Institute’s afterschool programs. BCDI-G is proud of our recent partnership with the Institute for Partnerships in Education (IPiE) within the School of Education… Continue reading…

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2025-2026 IGNITE PLC

Learn more about the 2025-2026 Ignite Professional Learning Community (PLC) facilitators and topics below. PLC Facilitators PLC Topics

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Telling Their Stories: MLIS Student Documents the Aftermath of Helene

In late September of 2024, Fiora Mecale had just recently moved into a new apartment in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Then came the life-altering moment that nobody was prepared for in western North Carolina – Hurricane Helene. The storm changed that part of the state physically and took an emotional and mental toll on the residents of that area.