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UNC Charlotte’s Niner University Elementary Readies to Open
As teachers across the region prepare for a different sort of school year, faculty and staff at Charlotte’s newest school are in the building at Niner University Elementary at Amay James (NUE), readying for its opening on Aug. 17. Staffed and operated by UNC Charlotte, NUE is the sixth school across the state to emerge […]
Cato College of Education Announces 2020-2021 Scholarship Awards
With the fall semester on the horizon, the Cato College of Education is proud to recognize its scholarship recipients for the upcoming academic year. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, the Cato College of Education has been able to award 119 scholarships totaling nearly $340,000. “My dream is to be a great elementary […]
UNC Charlotte Supports Local School Districts’ Efforts on Educational Equity
by: Thomas Lott, Independent Tribune “We have a common goal. We’re working toward promoting equity at every level of P-12 public education and rather than operating in silos we want to work together.” -Dr. Joseph Allen, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at Mooresville Graded School District In February, the RMK Equity in Education Summit was a […]
Professors Bring Lifelong Passion to Anti-Racism Education
Dr. Tehia Starker-Glass and Dr.Erin Miller co-designed the courses for the Anti-Racism in Urban Education Graduate Certificate in 2014 to fill a gap in curriculum for the program. “The work of anti-racism has been critically important for centuries, and we wanted to build on the traditions of anti-racism knowledge and activism that has always defined […]
Good Morning America: Assistant Principal Sings Parody of Frozen’s ‘Let It Go’
Alumnus Harvey Bagshaw ’92, an assistant principal at Stallings Elementary School, sings “I Don’t Know” about his school’s uncertainty under the pandemic. Watch the video
Education Week Teacher: What Educators Should – and Should Not Do – in Response to George Floyd’s Death
Dr. Tracey Benson, assistant professsor of educational leadership, spoke with Education Week Teacher to provide guidance to educators on talking about the death of George Floyd. READ MORE
Emily Wagoner ’14 Named Cabarrus County Schools Teacher of the Year
Cato College of Education alumna Emily Wagoner is the 2019-2020 Cabarrus County Teacher of the Year. Wagoner, who earned a dual degree in special education and elementary education in 2014, was presented the award in a suprise ceremony in her front lawn. She is a third-grade teacher at R. Brown McAllister Elementary, and was the […]
Cancer Couldn’t Keep This Education Graduates Dad from Walking Her Down the Aisle
by: Kadee Blakley, Charlotte Five Around this time last year, Riley Byrnes-Peterson had her hands full. A student at UNC Charlotte, she was studying Child and Family Development – a course of study about the development of children from birth to kindergarten. But it was the family development part that particularly spoke to Peterson. “We […]
Professor Appointed to Statewide Task Force on Educational Equity
Governor Roy Cooper last week tapped UNC Charlotte urban education professor Chance Lewis to participate in a statewide task force on educational equity and inclusion. Lewis, who leads the UNC Charlotte Urban Education Collaborative, joins a 32-person group composed of parents, educators, administrators, education advocates, representatives of state and local government, University of North Carolina […]
$3.75 Million Grant to Support Program to Train Principals
A $3.75 million grant from the UNC System Office will allow UNC Charlotte to expand its capacity to develop school leaders for 11 districts in the surrounding region. The Transforming Principal Preparation Program (TP3) at UNC Charlotte is a partnership between the Cato College of Education and the Southwest Education Alliance (SWEA) offering free tuition, […]