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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

Oct 2, 2025

Assistant Teaching Professor Claudia Smith Selected for LatinxEd Fellowhip

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!

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.

Aug 28, 2025

NELA’s Dr. Lisa Bass & Dr. Lacey Seaton were named Associate Directors of UCEA’s CIRCLE, along with Dr. Tim Drake as part of the leadership team! With partner universities, NC State continues to support rural school leaders & improving student outcomes!