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February 2021

Feb 26, 2021

EdLeader: Measuring the Impact of Effective Principals featuring Dr. Anna Egalit‪e‬

NC State College of Education Associate Professor Anna Egalite, Ph.D., discusses a recent Wallace Foundation report she co-authored that found the impact of principals is even stronger than initially thought.  

Belk Center Executive Director and NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Audrey Jaeger

Feb 26, 2021

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Faculty Members Are Suffering Burnout. These Strategies Could Help.

Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D., W. Dallas Herring Professor in the NC State College of Education and Executive Director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, shares why community college leaders need flexibility as they serve a diverse student population with varying needs. 

James A. Banks spoke at the NC State College of Education's 2021 Research Celebration on Feb. 25, 2021

Feb 26, 2021

‘The Biographical Journeys of Researchers Greatly Influence Their Values, Their Research Questions and the Knowledge They Construct,’ Said James A. Banks at the College of Education’s 2021 Research Celebration

When James A. Banks, Ph.D., Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair Emeritus at the University of Washington, Seattle, was an elementary school student in Arkansas, he faced a question that would help inform his research focus for the remainder of his career: Why were the enslaved people in his textbook pictured as being happy? He shared how he has explored this question during the College of Education’s Research Celebration on Feb. 25, 2021. 

Professor Joy Gaston Gayles explains how educators can promote equity in their schools

Feb 25, 2021

Ask the Expert: How Can Educators Help Advance Equity in Schools? ‘We Have to Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable So That We Can Disrupt, Better Learn and Understand What’s Problematic Within Ourselves and in our Society,’ Says Professor Joy Gaston Gayles

Many schools and universities boast a diverse student body, but simply having diversity is not the same as providing an equitable educational experience for students across all backgrounds, says Joy Gaston Gayles, Ph.D., professor of higher education and senior advisor for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the NC State College of Education. She explains how educators can become change agents and engage in anti-racist work that can help create more equitable experiences for all. 

NC State College of Education Associate Professor Meghan Manfra

Feb 24, 2021

Teachers College Record: Review of Meghan Manfra’s Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities

A review of Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities, authored by Associate Professor Meghan Manfra, Ph.D., published in Teachers College Record says the book "has the potential to become a worn text in any action researcher’s library, specifically those researchers inquiring about educational policy and school reform." 

New wolf statue on central campus.

Feb 23, 2021

EdNC: A Qualified, Well-prepared Principal in Every School

A new study commissioned by the Wallace Foundation and co-authored by NC State College of Education Associate Professor Anna Eglite, Ph.D., highlights the importance of effective principals. Programs like the College of Education's Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA) are helping to prepare high-quality principals to fill those roles.  

College of Education Orientation Leaders

Feb 22, 2021

My Student Experience: Five NC State College of Education Students Share Their Experiences as Virtual Orientation Leaders During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic forced orientation leaders to transition New Student Orientation from an in-person event to an online experience. Five College of Education students share their experiences as virtual orientation leaders during COVID-19. 

reading

Feb 19, 2021

Read More: Tips for Selecting the Right Book, Accessing Reading Materials and Making Reading a Daily Habit

Kerri Brown Parker, director of the NC State College of Education’s Media and Education Technology Resource Center, and Amelia Rodarte, a community engagement librarian with NC State University Libraries, have authored this piece to offer advice for people who are hoping to read more over the course of this year. 

NC State College of Education Assoiate Professor Anna Egalite on the Wallace Foundation report she co-authored

Feb 18, 2021

Study Co-authored by Associate Professor Anna Egalite Finds Principals Have Significant, Broad Impacts on Student Outcomes

Research has shown that principals are second only to teachers when it comes to in-school factors that impact student success. Now, a new study co-authored by NC State College of Education Associate Professor Anna Egalite, Ph.D., shows that the impact of principals on student achievement is even stronger than previously thought. 

Photo of the exterior of the Friday Institute.

Feb 18, 2021

EdNC: A Deep Dive into the Advanced Teaching Roles Program

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation conducted a deep dive into three pilot districts — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) and Pitt County Schools (PCS) — implementing the Advanced Teaching Roles program to learn why some aspects of the program led to improvements in recruitment and retention, stabilization of school culture, and gains in student outcomes, while some aspects did not.