Early childhood education

Mebane Early Literacy Center to Screen New PBS Kids Show at Studio, Advised by Distinguished Faculty

Posted on January 22, 2026
Categories: General News, MELC Tags: Early childhood education, Early Literacy, Education, elementary education, Kelly Cartwright, Literacy, Mebane Early LIteracy Center, MELC, PBS Kids, Phoebe and Jay, Reading, REEL, Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy

A screening of the forthcoming PBS Kids show “Phoebe and Jay” will be co-hosted by the UNC Charlotte Mebane Early Literacy Center from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday Feb. 14. The screening will take place in the PBS studio room of Charlotte’s PBS station, WTVI. The event will begin with an introduction by Kelly Cartwright, […]

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In Memoriam: Trailblazer B.H. Rowland leaves legacy in early childhood education in Charlotte, state policy and beyond

Posted on September 12, 2025
Categories: General News Tags: CEME, Early childhood education, Early Educator Support, Education, faculty, in memoriam, SPCD, Teaching

To say Bobbie Rowland was one of a kind would be an understatement. In a time where women educators stayed in the classroom and men made the policy decisions, she took up the cause of early childhood education in North Carolina and wouldn’t hear “no” from anyone. She became the first woman elected to any […]

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Early Childhood Educators Honored for Excellence During Pandemic

Posted on October 18, 2023
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: B.H. Rowland Foundation, Early childhood education, Special education

Early childhood educators across the country responded with empathy and creativity to support children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now three leaders in the field are being recognized for their efforts with the B. H. Rowland Foundation Award for Excellence. The foundation is the brainchild of special education doctoral student Amanda Vestal, who created […]

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