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ACS educators honored by App State GEAR UP program Mar 21, 2025

On March 3, Ashe County Schools celebrated several exceptional educators for receiving awards from Appalachian State University’s GEAR UP program.

In the Media, College Access Partnerships, Public School Partnership
AMY Regional Library Director Amber Westall Briggs received the award of 2024 N.C. Library Director of the Year.

AMY Regional Director Briggs named NC’s PLDA Library Director of the Year Feb 26, 2025

Amber Westall Briggs, director of the Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library System, recently received the prestigious N.C.

In the Media, Alumni Update, Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development, Library Science

NC Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced Feb 12, 2025

Nine North Carolina educators have been named regional Teachers of the Year in recognition of their outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching.

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Payne named city Principal of the Year Feb 12, 2025

Chelsy Payne, principal of BH Tharrington Primary School, was named Mount Airy City Schools 2024-2025 Principal of the Year in a surprise fashion... In the Media, Alumni Update, School Administration, Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development

Carrie Carpenter

Thanks to Teachers: Carrie Carpenter Jan 31, 2025

Congratulations to alumna Carrie Carpenter on being featured on WLOS's Thanks to Teachers!

In the Media, Alumni Update, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, Elementary Education
Dr. Jessica Anthony

Dr. Jessica Anthony Named Northwest Region Principal of the Year Jan 31, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Anthony '13, principal of Davenport A+ Elementary Schools and App State alumna.

In the Media, Alumni Update, School Administration, Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development

SCC alumnae credits Career & Promise with success Jan 8, 2025

Gracie Bullington, of Mount Airy, a former Career & College Promise student at Surry Community College, is in the final stretch of a master... In the Media, Alumni Update, Teacher Education

'Easy to just write us off': Rural students' options shrink as colleges slash majors Jan 8, 2025

"We are asking rural folks to accept a set of options that folks in cities and suburbs would never accept," said Andrew Koricich, a professor of... In the Media, Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges

Finalists for NCCAT 2025 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Beginning Teacher of the Year Award Announced Jan 8, 2025

Twenty-seven educators from across North Carolina have been named finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT... In the Media, Teacher Education, Alumni Update

North Carolina Teaching Fellows program announces 210 recipients in early decisions for 2025 Jan 8, 2025

The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 210 individuals to receive North Carolina Teaching Fellows awards for the Class of... In the Media, Teacher Education

Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors Dec 11, 2024

As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry.

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