In the Media

Clemmons resident Joni Russell will compete today on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

Davie teacher competes on 'Millionaire'
Feb 4, 2019

Joni Russell graduated in December 2009 with a bachelor's in English secondary education.Joni Russell wants to be a millionaire.Russell, a C...

Edgar Zamora: 2007 NC Teaching Fellow

Edgar Zamora: 2007 NC Teaching Fellow
Jan 28, 2019

This interview was conducted by email as part of a series on teacher diversity in North Carolina.Read the full series: NC's teacher diversity gap...

Eric Hart: 1993 Teaching Fellow

Eric Hart: 1993 Teaching Fellow
Jan 28, 2019

This interview was conducted by email as part of a series on teacher diversity in North Carolina.Read the full series: NC's teacher diversity gap...

App State ranks first for the third year in a row of National Board Certified alumni
Jan 25, 2019

App State was founded as a teaching college in 1899. It’s still recognized as one of the top alma maters in the nation for education 120 years later...

Talk about hands-on learning! AMS students teaching ASU visitors how to chop wood on a dreary Saturday.

Collaborating Across Communities
Jan 7, 2019

At most schools, learning hits the brakes on the weekends. Not the case at the Arthur Morgan School. This past Saturday students from Appala...

Can Innovative Rural Schools Stem the Urban Bleed?

Can Innovative Rural Schools Stem the Urban Bleed?
Dec 6, 2018

Dr. Andrew Koricich (LES) featured in Chapter 1: Rural America is BleedingChapter 1: Rural America Is BleedingIn the 16 years between 1994 and 2010,&n...

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

National Board Welcomes New Members of Board of Directors
Dec 6, 2018

National Board welcomes new directors from North Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, the NEA Executive Committee, Past President of the National School Board...

ROBERT C. REED/HICKORY DAILY RECORD: Ashley Bandy, 2011 valedictorian at Newton Conover High School, is now a mathematics teacher at her hometown high school as she holds her teacher identification card.

What would bring you back to Hickory?: We asked some of the best and brightest recent graduates to talk about where they are compared to where they grew up
Nov 26, 2018

The Hickory area has more jobs than qualified workers.There were 4,393 job openings in the county but only 2,797 unemployed people as of August, ...

Chieftains Museum

Free day at Chieftains Museum features members of Eastern band of Cherokee Indians
Nov 5, 2018

Surviving members of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will be visiting the home of their people as a part of the ...

Headshot of Adrian Rice

App state English professor publishes new book of poetry
Nov 2, 2018

App State’s University Bookstore celebrated the release of a new book by Adrian Rice, App State adjunct professor, titled, “The Strange Estate: Ne...