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Learning Differences: Revealing the Quiet Struggles

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Oct 12, 2024

LEADS Team Partners with Chatham County Schools in $52K Study to Tackle Chronic Absenteeism

RALEIGH, NC — The Learning Analytics and Data Science (LEADS) team at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has partnered with Chatham County Schools to study chronic absenteeism and its…
Teacher in Pitt County Schools working with students

Jul 1, 2024

Friday Institute Secures $1.3 Million in Funding to Enhance Teacher Selection and Evaluation through the Advanced Teaching Roles Program

Raleigh, NC – The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has been awarded $1.3 million from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to conduct an in-depth study of the…
A group of students sit around a table of laptops in a library

Dec 20, 2023

New Literacies Collaborative Celebrates 10-Year Partnership, Anniversary for Suzhou North America High School During Recent Trip to China

After four years of connecting remotely through virtual trainings, virtual meetings and cross-cultural virtual exchange programs, the New Literacies Collaborative (NLC) at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation visited Suzhou…
Headshot of Emma Braaten, a woman with short brown hair wearing a black blazer and white blouse in front of a red and orange striped background.

Jul 25, 2023

Emma Braaten Joins Friday Institute as Director of Digital Learning

RALEIGH, N.C. — Emma Braaten has joined the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation as the director of digital learning beginning June 30, 2023. In this role, Braaten will leverage her…
Cover of the program report for the Virtual Schools Network. Features a person's hand using a tablet.

Jul 20, 2023

Virtual Schools Network: Supporting the realities faced by virtual school educators

The Friday Institute and NCVPS teams have been committed to building a support system that puts the needs of educators, students and their families first with the Virtual Schools Network. They recently released their program report of their pilot year.

Jul 10, 2023

Navigating Post-Pandemic Education: Addressing Challenges, Embracing Change and Advocating for Systematic Support

Research Scholar Amy Walters discusses advocating for systematic support and collaborating with key stakeholders to create a thriving educational ecosystem in a post-pandemic world.

Jun 14, 2023

2023-2024 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced

The Friday Institute and the NC State College of Education have awarded three Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty and staff at both entities and seed collaborative, high-impact research that will lead to further inquiry and support. 
Hiller Spires

May 17, 2023

Professor Emerita Hiller Spires Redefines Global Literacies, Provides Books to Underserved Schools Through New Projects

NC State College of Education Professor Emerita Hiller Spires is helping to develop a unique definition of global literacies through a new book while also working to promote literacy locally and globally through a recently founded organization that provides books to under-resourced areas.

Jan 19, 2023

Make Each Day Count

It’s 2023!! Not only has another page in the calendar turned, but we are also now in need of a brand-new calendar. However cliché it may sound, it’s time for…
Preschool teacher reads to class

Dec 13, 2022

Learning Differences: Revealing the Quiet Struggles

“Why don’t you know the next step? Weren’t you paying attention?”  Cognitive struggles are commonly misunderstood and mislabeled as behavioral issues. “Weren’t you paying attention?” is a line repeated to…