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16 RCOE Students Selected as Literacy Scholars
Oct 29, 2021

Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) has been selected by the UNC System to serve as a Literacy Innovation Leader (LIL)....

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App State selected to partner with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative
Oct 25, 2021

Appalachian State University has been selected to partner with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) for the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiati...

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PEP Teacher Recognized for Student Engagement
Oct 20, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Alyson Smith '16 '17 on being named Teacher of the Year!Progressive Education Program (PEP) teacher Alyson Smith has been na...

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Justice Named Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools
Oct 20, 2021

Congratulations to alumna Marsha Justice on being named Principal of the Year! She is a 2007 graduate of the Masters in School Administration program!...

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Linda Coutant is Being Mindful
Sep 29, 2021

Dr. Linda Coutant '01 '17 shares her experience with the doctoral program and transforming App State into a mindful campus. Read and listen to her int...

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Meet the Patterson Scholars 2021-2022
Sep 28, 2021

The Patterson Family Foundation funds the James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students who are studying educ...

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Three from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program
Sep 27, 2021

Three faculty in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP): Dr. Jennifer Luetkemey...

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A new farm brings educational opportunities to the high country
Sep 21, 2021

Jessica Stetter graduated in 2001 with her M.A. in special education.Okra grows as tall as an oak tree on a farm deep in the Triplett Valley of Banner...

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Scholarship recipient credits App State for teaching flexibility in a year of change
Sep 21, 2021

Senior Spanish Education major Jasmine Garcia is no stranger to change. As a high school student in Roaring River, N.C, she excelled in the sciences a...

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App State ranks among ‘Best’ schools in US, Southeast for 2021 and 2022
Sep 21, 2021

U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine have all confirmed what many Mountaineers hold to be true — Appalachian State...