Since Fall 2023, IPiE has facilitated a partnership between Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) and UNCG’s Library and Information Science (LIS) department. Through this partnership, a residency program was created, designed to prepare prospective and practicing School Library Media Coordinators to teach and run media centers in the district. Currently, 10… Continue reading…
An assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC), Dr. Lalenja Harrington originally came to UNC Greensboro in 2007 to serve with Beyond Academics (now Integrative Community Studies), a program for students with intellectual disabilities who want to further their education.
The American Association of College for Teacher Education (AACTE) held its annual meeting February 21 – 23, 2025. The theme of this year, “Beyond the Horizon: Charting the Course for Educator Preparation” brought together teachers, researchers, and administrators from around the world for 3 days of business meetings, presentations, learning… Continue reading…
On Tuesday, February 25th, IPiE hosted a Brown Bag event featuring a panel discussion that brought together research leaders in local school districts and School of Education faculty, staff and graduate students to discuss applying to do research in K-12 schools. The focus of the discussion was to develop a… Continue reading…
The School of Education at UNCG, in partnership with the Institute for Partnerships in Education (IPiE) and the New Teacher Support Program (NTSP), hosted a session on the licensure process for educators on February 8, 2025. The event provided emergency licensed teachers with essential guidance on navigating licensure pathways, selecting… Continue reading…
The North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE) Conference took place on February 13-14, 2025, at the Greensboro-High Point Airport Marriott. Since 1974, NCARE has worked to improve the quality of education in North Carolina through research and evaluation. This year’s focus was the theme “Research, Remedy, and Repair:… Continue reading…
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has been awarded a $49,422 grant for a research-practice team to continue a study on middle school student engagement. The team is composed of WS/FCS Director of Research and Evaluation Shureka Hargrove, WS/FCS Director of Grants Stephanie Williamson and Dr. Holt Wilson and Elise Robertson from UNC-Greensboro…. Continue reading…
In an exciting development for education in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has partnered with Asheboro City Schools to enhance the Dual Enrollment Program. This collaboration aims to provide high school students with a unique opportunity to earn college credits while still in high school,… Continue reading…
Thanks to a nearly $25,000 grant from the Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program through the Library of Congress, Dr. Ryan Hughes in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education has engaged in a project with a local charter school that will combine STEM and social studies for students in kindergarten through second grade. The grant also allows for professional development opportunities for the teachers of those classes.
An associate professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), Dr. Kyung Yong Kim joined the faculty at UNC Greensboro in 2017. After graduating from college in his native South Korea, Kim earned both his master’s degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa.
