News and Updates

Friday Institute researchers examined the influence of youth volunteer experiences on career aspirations through a lens of science identity, finding that museum volunteer programs with an explicit focus on communicating science to the public may be optimal places to cultivate the next generation of science educators and communicators.

Friday Institute Research Associate Marie Himes shares the background behind the creation of the Classroom Connection program and three ways its programming and extension activities can be used to review and extend literacy and mathematics learning this summer.

Intern Jimmy Aleman shares his experience during his time in the Friday Institute Educational Research and Evaluation Internship Program.

Intern Njogu Ndirangu shares his experience during his time in the Friday Institute Educational Research and Evaluation Internship Program.

During the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s recent webinar, "Exploring Next-Generation Education: Educational Equity and the Science of Reading: What’s at Stake?", panelists discussed themes of literacy instruction impacting the future of the state as well as the definition and importance of the science of reading.

Associate Professor Dennis Davis, Ph.D., shares 10 consistent findings in the evidence base for teaching reading that he thinks should be embedded in all conversations about the science of reading.

Intern Lindsay Hann shares her experience during her time in the Friday Institute Educational Research and Evaluation Internship Program.

Intern Kita Adams shares her experience during her time in the Friday Institute Educational Research and Evaluation Internship Program.

Fall 2020 intern Yussef Guerrab shares his experience during his semester in the Friday Institute Educational Research and Evaluation Internship Program.

The MSEN program at the Friday Institute has been awarded a $20,000 gift from technology company Lenovo as part of their Black Leaders Achieving Success in Technology (BLAST) program.