
Good teacher recruiting year
Sep 10, 2019
The Wilkes County School District is starting the new school year with about 86 new teachers and other certified personnel.This includes 76 positions ...

O.C. STONESTREET: Meet Iredell County's new library director
Aug 27, 2019
Moore graduated with her Master's degree in Library Science in 2014 from Appalachian State.Although her mother was a librarian and she grew up su...

WCS names three new principals
Aug 20, 2019
Gordan Prince earned his B.S. in middle grades education and Masters in School Administration from Appalachian State University.The Watauga County Boa...

Retired educator appointed to state commission
Aug 20, 2019
Leslie McKesson is a three-time graduate of Appalachian State University and the Reich College of Education: M.A. in Higher Education, Ed.S. in Higher...

Kirsten Cole Awarded $15,000 Counseling Fellowship From NBCC and Affiliates
Aug 8, 2019
The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected Kirsten Cole, of Blowing Rock, North Caroli...

Parkway School teacher named WCS Rookie Teacher of the Year
May 7, 2019
Kari Riddle is a 2018 alumna.Parkway School third-grade teacher Kari Riddle was recently named the Watauga County Schools Rookie Teacher of the Year.W...

Future teachers visit Hickory Public Schools
Apr 30, 2019
Trisha Caviness-Bliss is the Director of the Public School Partnership. Her CI 1010 class visited Hickory Public Schools. More than a dozen stude...

National Science Teachers Association Announces Recipients of its 2019 Teacher Awards Program
Apr 30, 2019
Dr. David Wiley is a professor in the Curriculum and Instruction department. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) ann...

Mixed Results on Florida Remedial Education Gamble
Apr 16, 2019
Dr. Hunter Boylan is the director of the National Center of Developmental Education as well as a professor in the Leadership and Educational Studies d...

Hello, Привет, and New Collaborative Spaces
Apr 16, 2019
Dr. Barbara Howard is an associate professor in the Leadership and Educational Studies department. Dr. Herb Brown is a professor in the Curriculum and...