Good News from Wilkes County Schools
Nov 12, 2024
Wilkes County Schools announced that the 2024-25 Beginning Teacher of the Year is Maria Limon-Jimenez. Limon is a 7th grade English and Language Arts ...
Top readers in Appalachian program
Nov 12, 2024
Top readers from the Wilkes County Schools in the annual Mountaineer Readers program were recognized at the Wilkes Board of Education meeting Monday n...
Avery County Schools taps Worrell as Interim Superintendent
Nov 12, 2024
Avery County Schools announced in a November 6 press release that Terry Worrell has agreed to serve as the interim superintendent for Avery County Sch...
Harvard Recognizes Innovators in Early Education
Nov 6, 2024
The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced the winners of its 2024 Zaentz Ear...
Lab schools for UNC System demonstrate significant gains
Nov 6, 2024
Several lab schools established by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to improve academic performance have demonstrated significant g...
Zaentz Innovation Challenge at Harvard Names 10 Finalists Who Will Pitch Cutting-Edge Ideas to Advance Early Education
Oct 30, 2024
The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced 10 finalists for its 2024 Zaentz...
Christian Martin Named Craven County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year
Oct 30, 2024
Congratulations to alum Christian Martin '23. He received his B.S. in middle grades education, language arts and social studies.During a surprise anno...
“Here and Now”: Latino leaders gather to transform education in North Carolina
Oct 30, 2024
Congratulations to alum JuanEs Ramirez '13 '19!Transforming education for Latino students in North Carolina. LatinxEd brought together Latino leaders ...
Mater Christi’s Pendergrass named VASE Teacher of Year
Oct 30, 2024
Congratulations to alum Mark Pendergrass, who received his B.S. in geology, secondary education.Mark Pendergrass, a middle school science teacher at M...
Marion Elementary's Angela Wilkerson is McDowell County's principal of the year
Oct 30, 2024
Angela Wilkerson, principal of Marion Elementary School, has been named the 2025 McDowell County Schools Principal of the Year in a surprise announcem...