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Asheville City Schools names 2025 beginning teacher of the year Oct 28, 2025

Asheville City Schools is proud to announce that Lyndsi Devito, a 5th Grade Teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, has been selected as the district’s Beginning Teacher of the Year for

Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

New Leadership for Enrollment, Veterans and Student Support Oct 21, 2025

Scarlet Edwards has been named the new associate vice president for Enrollment Services, which oversees Admissions and Outreach, Financial Aid, Registration and Records and Educational Pathways... Alumni Update, In the Media, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Teacher of the Week: Katie Pennington Mayo Oct 21, 2025

Katie teaches second grade at North East Carolina Preparatory School in Tarboro in Edgecombe County. Katie began her teaching career in 2021 after she graduated from Appalachian State University... Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

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.

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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... In the Media, Alumni Update

Dean Spooner at hearing

Chair Bean Holds Hearing on Improving Teacher Preparation Oct 30, 2024

The hearing included witnesses with varying perspectives on the teacher preparation pipeline, such as ... In the Media, Teacher Education

House Committee Holds Hearing on Helping Teachers Succeed Oct 30, 2024

Amid a nationwide crisis in training, recruiting, and retaining teachers, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on... In the Media, Teacher Education

GEAR Up's Corinne Smith Interviewed on High Country Radio Oct 30, 2024

Note: This interviewed aired before Hurricane Helene.

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WCS, App State RCOE receive $6,000 grant for Teacher Cadet Program Oct 30, 2024

Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education and Watauga County Schools received a $6,000 gift from the Sun Belt Conference as

In the Media, Public School Partnership, Teacher Education
Six-year-old Keeley Neely colors at her desk inside Hardin Park Elementary in Boone, N.C., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Student mental health is a top priority for western NC educators after Helene Oct 25, 2024

Alumna Claire Jensen '05 shares the creative ways she as a school counselor is helping her students cope with the tragedy of Hurricane Helene.

In the Media, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Professional School Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy

Application fees waived for students in hurricane-affected counties Oct 25, 2024

University of North Carolina institutions will waive application fees for all students from 39 disaster-declared counties and the Eastern Band of... In the Media