School of Education

Carolina’s School of Education is committed to realizing the transformative power of education. Our students become leaders in education and their communities. We are a community of researchers, practitioners and students deeply dedicated to educational opportunity for all.

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Education propels the world

The School of Education works to address the most difficult and complex educational questions and issues through cutting-edge research, development and engagement. We approach our scholarship with a determination to inform current educational practices, programs and policies. We strive to imagine better futures, and work toward a society where a great and transformative public education is accessible to all — lifelong, lifewide; and where wellbeing, health and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.

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  • School of Education 100 E. Cameron Ave.Chapel Hill27514

Facts & Figures

  • 1,877the School of Education takes root when UNC hosts the nation's first "summer school" for teachers
  • No. 20as ranked by U.S. News & World Report among schools of education at public universities
  • No. 11special education program as ranked by U.S. News & World Report
  • No. 14secondary teacher preparation program as ranked by U.S. News & World Report
  • 103of North Carolina’s 115 school districts had School of Education graduates working in 2017

Around Campus

  • News

    • Launching into service

      Nearly 60 incoming first-year students at UNC-Chapel Hill chose to participate in a service-learning program this summer to support local nonprofit organizations.

    • DataAware introduces high school students to health data analytics

      Students from high schools throughout the Triangle traveled to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus this summer to learn about data science.

    • Alert Carolina sirens test to be held Sept. 12

      The regular test will be conducted between noon and 12:30 p.m. The sirens will sound an alert tone along with a brief pre-recorded voice message. When testing is complete, a different siren tone and voice message will signal all clear.

    • Events

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        Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium325 Pittsboro StreetChapel Hill27516 |

        Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Laura Justice as the first speaker in our 2019-2020 distinguished lecture series Networks in Child Development: From Biology to Society.

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