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Building a Pipeline: $9M grant supports creation of educator preparation program in educational justice

At its heart, the East Carolina University College of Education is dedicated to enriching and giving back to the rural community around Greenville, and a new $9 million grant will allow it to create a new teacher pipeline to do just that.

The federally funded Teacher Quality Partnership grant aims to support educator preparation programs. ECU’s faculty are using this grant to create the Educator Pipeline in Rural Action for Teaching Equity (edPIRATE) in partnership with the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank, Greene County, Washington County and Lenoir County school districts. Read more.


Research Empowers Principals: ECU research group studying effects of school leadership secures $9.7M grant

A group of East Carolina University researchers studying the effects of school leadership have secured a five-year, $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

The study is led by primary investigator Matt Militello, the Wells Fargo Distinguished Professor for ECU’s Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education. Militello is joined by co-investigators Len Annetta and Charity Cayton with the College of Education’s Department of Math, Science and Instructional Technology. Read more.