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Aug 26, 2026

Dr. Laura Wilson (NELA Cohort VI) serves as the Franklin County Early College HS Principal. She believes culture is the school’s greatest strength, as proven by the Class of 2026: all students earned a diploma, an associate degree, and a 4-year college acceptance.

Aug 19, 2026

Lisa Bartels (The Howlers 2028) is passionate about dual-language (DIL) immersion programs and seeks to successfully lead a DIL school.

Aug 14, 2026

Matt Bristow-Smith (NELA Cohort III) and NC Principal of the Year (2019) founded Edgecombe Early College’s Scholar Teachers Program, which prepares high school students to become teachers. Four scholars attended LIFT at NC State.

Jun 29, 2026

Marissa Fux and Stephen Hall, Jr. (Cumberland 2022) have been named Cumberland County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year finalists.

Jun 23, 2026

The recently released School Leadership Voices: North Carolina feature highlights a number of educational leaders NC State / NELA is incredibly well represented.

Jan 29, 2026

NCSU’s online programs showed strong rankings in the US News and World Report. Five of the university’s online programs ranked in the top 10 in the country, with NELA’s MSA program making the largest leap from 15 to 6!

Jan 26, 2026

Nick Rotenberry, (Wolf/NELA 2025), the AP at Thanksgiving Elementary, was nominated by Johnston County to the NCPAPA Accelerated Program and accepted!

Jan 21, 2026

LaVonda Williams (NELA 2023) of Pinkston Street Elementary was named as 2025-26 Assistant Principal of the Year for Vance County Schools!

Oct 21, 2025

Mike Casey ’18MSA Named Pitt County Schools’ Principal of the Year

Oct 21, 2025

Christopher Cullom ’18MSA Named Franklin County Schools’ Principal of the Year