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NC State College of Education Awarded $13.2M in Research Funding January-March 2020

Tag: Lesley Wirt

Bonnie Fusarelli

Oct 20, 2021

$4.5 Million Grant Will Help College of Education’s Innovative, Award-winning Principal Preparation Program Prepare More School Leaders

The NC State College of Education will be able to continue preparing future school leaders for high-needs schools through $4.5 million in funding for its innovative principal preparation program through the NC Principal Fellows Program. 
A principal with students at a public school in North Carolina.

Jun 7, 2021

Education Week: How the Pandemic Is Already Changing Principal-Prep Programs

Lesley Wirt, Ph.D., the associate director of principal preparation in the NC State College of Education, discusses how the Master of School Administration is able to be diverse and affordable to participants.  
A principal with students at a public school in North Carolina.

Mar 26, 2020

$3.75M Grant Will Help Train New Cohorts of School Leaders Through Innovative Principal Preparation Program

The NC State College of Education is one of only five universities in the nation whose principal preparation program is recognized as exemplary by the University Council for Educational Administration. A $3.75 million grant will allow the college to prepare two new cohorts of school leaders through this innovative program. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Mar 25, 2020

NC State College of Education Awarded $13.2M in Research Funding January-March 2020

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $13,260,745 to support 10 projects from Jan. 24 through March 24, 2020.