leadership

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. 

Mar 30, 2023

5 Questions with…Lindsay Hann on the Best Opportunity to Pursue Educational Research

NC State senior Lindsay Hann found her passion for educational research as a Program Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) intern at the Friday Institute. 

Mar 29, 2023

Collaborative Team at Friday Institute, College of Education to Assess ATR Program Impact on Teaching and Learning in North Carolina with New NCDPI Grant

A recently funded one-year, $249,909 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) grant will allow a collaborative team from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education to assess the impact of the teacher compensation models and advanced teaching roles (ATR) program on teaching and learning in North Carolina. 

Nov 29, 2022

Learning and Leading in the Age of Complexity

How do we navigate learning and leading in such an age of complexity? PLLC Director Melissa Rasberry shares strategies for making our education system more sustainable, adaptive and innovative. 

Nov 22, 2022

Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence- Part Three

PLLC Research Scholar Jaclyn B. Stevens concludes with part three of her series "Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence." Part three focuses on monitoring growth and harvesting your crop. 

Nov 21, 2022

Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence- Part Two

PLLC Research Scholar Jaclyn B. Stevens continues part two of her series "Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence." Part two focuses on seed selection and nurturing the crop. 

Nov 18, 2022

Friday Medal Ceremony Celebrates Two Educators Advancing Equity Through Research and Teaching

On Monday, Nov. 14, the Friday Institute held a ceremony at its home on NC State’s Centennial Campus for the first time in four years to honor both an education researcher and practitioner who were selected to receive its Friday Medal. 

Nov 17, 2022

WUNC: A Popular Teacher Mentoring Program is Packaged in a Controversial Pay Plan

Education researchers at the Friday Institute were tasked with evaluating the advanced teaching roles pilot program, which policymakers are now working to expand across North Carolina public schools. 

Nov 16, 2022

Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence – A Three-Part Series

PLLC Research Scholar Jaclyn B. Stevens shares her takeaways for coaches and leadership fostering growth while learning and leading in the age of complexity. 

Oct 5, 2022

The Power of the Pause

Time. There just never seems to be enough of it. Whether I was checking things off my to-do list or running late to an appointment, I’ve been hyper aware of…