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School of Education

The UNC School of Education is committed to realizing the transformative power of education and is, in turn, redefining what it means to educate. Our community of dedicated researchers, practitioners, students and alumni take leading roles in their work to ensure educational opportunity for all.

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Education propels the world

The UNC School of Education works to address the most pressing, persistent and complex educational questions and issues through cutting-edge research, educator preparation, innovation and community engagement. That work takes a wide view of education, drawing from a number of scholarly fields in an effort to inform and advance educational practices, programs and policies. We strive to image better futures for all learners and educators. We do so in support a society where transformative education is accessible to all, lifelong and lifewide, and where well-being, health and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.

Facts & Figures

  • 1877the School of Education takes root when UNC hosts the nation's first "summer school" for teachers
  • 114of North Carolina’s 115 school districts had Carolina graduates working in 2021
  • No. 16as ranked by U.S. News & World Report among schools of education at public universities
  • 22kliving in all 50 states and beyond
  • 7School of Education alumni serving as district superintendents in North Carolina as of 2021

Around Campus

  • Kathleen Gray

    Kathleen Gray

    research associate professor and director of the Center for Public Engagement at the UNC Institute for the Environment,UNC Institute for the Environment

    Kathleen Gray, research associate professor and director of the Center for Public Engagement at the UNC Institute for the Environment

  • Tyler Ritter

    Tyler Ritter

    chief operating officer and director of professional education for digital and lifelong learning, Friday Center,Friday Center

    Tyler Ritter, chief operating officer and director of professional education for digital and lifelong learning

  • Angel Hsu

    Angel Hsu

    associate professor of public policy and environment, ecology and energy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab,UNC College of Arts and Sciences

    Angel Hsu, associate professor of public policy and environment, ecology and energy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab