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Though parents of preschoolers focus more of their efforts on teaching children how to read, two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ seniors found that you don’t have to be a wizard with numbers to create in young people a love for math and science.

Renowned educator, scholar and activist Christine Sleeter spent two days on campus in mid April, participating in a variety of activities including class visits and a public talk.

Cherrel Miller Dyce, assistant professor of education and faculty fellow for the Center for Race, Ethnicity, & Diversity Education, presented a program model for mentoring black males at The Association for Social and Behavioral Scientist, Inc. 80th Annual Conference in Fayetteville, N.C., March 18-22, 2015.

Christine Fortner, an elementary education major from Virginia, travels to Southeast Asia after graduation to help others learn English as part of a federal program that builds good will between the United States and people of other nations.

Heidi Hollingsworth, assistant professor of education, and co-authors published an article in Early Childhood Research Quarterly 

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Noyce Scholars Program is accepting applications for summer education internships from current first-year students and sophomores who are interested in STEM fields.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ services and programs in downtown Burlington, N.C., have boosted the local economy over the past three years by an estimated $8.1 million, earning an award this month from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

Lecturer Hal Vincent's Winter Term course conducted research and prepared communications strategies for the fledgling Holy Comforter Community Playschool, an inclusive bilingual school set to open in fall 2015.

The longtime School of Education faculty member served ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in retirement as its official university decorator. The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Medallion recipient, whose career included time as a school teacher and principal, witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in North Carolina history.

The assistant professor of education presented on the Edcamp model of professional learning and digital backchanneling at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference in Houston, Texas, from March 21-23.