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The former N.C. teacher of the year will start her new role June 26 at the nonprofit that strives to create pathways for success for every child.

School of Education faculty members Alec French, Marna Winter and Jeff Carpenter were recognized on May 17 for their excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship at the annual school awards banquet.   

The initiative is part of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Center for Access and Success and pairs tutors with students in all levels of elementary and secondary school to help them succeed in school. 

The School of Education hosted its first Celebration of Excellence event on Thursday, May 4, and recognized outstanding achievements and academic excellence of the class of 2017.

Three faculty members and one student from the School of Education presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.

The School of Education and the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity held a Boy Scout Merit Badge College for local Scouts.

Sayag, who graduated in 2011, is a third-grade teacher at McDougle Elementary School in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. 

The Strong Beginnings for Babies Project is designed for supporting families of infants in discovering strategies that are helpful, culturally relevant, and easy to use for fostering their children’s language development.

Elizabeth Meynardie '17, an elementary education major from Raleigh, N.C., will travel to Taiwan to teach as part of a federal program that builds goodwill between the United States and people of other nations. 

An elementary education major explores the potential barriers to integrating environmental education into the curriculum at an Educating Children Outdoors campus.