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Jean Rattigan-Rohr, an assistant professor of education, was interviewed by News 14 Carolina on Feb. 19 regarding the benefits to North Carolina schools as a result of the economic stimulus package passed into law this month by Congress and President Barack Obama.

David H. Cooper, associate dean for ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ programs and school partnerships in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, has been named dean of the School of Education at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ.

Richard Mihans' article "Can Teachers Lead Teachers?" was published in the January 2009 edition of The Education Digest.

A course for pre-service teachers enrolled at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ culminated Dec. 10 when students visited a local Barnes & Noble to assist local parents purchase books for their young children who struggle with reading in local schools.

Teens at Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C., published a newspaper this week for the first time in four years after meeting every Monday throughout the fall for guidance from ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ faculty, staff and students.

Elon seniors Ivy Crank, John Planisek, Lindsay Clement and Chase Rumley have been selected to join Teach for America, a highly selective program that recruits recent top college graduates and working professionals to commit two years to teach in low-income communities across the country. They were among 5,857 applicants in the first of four recruiting periods for the program’s 2009-10 academic year.

Commencement ceremonies were held on Aug. 23 for 27 M.Ed. students who completed their studies in the School of Education.