Guest Blogger
Policy Analyst, New America
Washington, D.C.
Janie Tankard Carnock was most recently a policy analyst in the education policy program at the New America Foundation where she provided research and analysis on policies related to dual-language learners. Previously, Carnock taught second grade in Baltimore City. She holds an M.S. in education from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from Harvard University. She’s currently pursuing a law degree.
Each year, states publish “report cards” on student performance in K-12 education, as measured by math and reading tests, graduation…
Early last month, the U.S. Department of Education released a new resource guide for early learning programs and elementary schools working with…
When I was a second-grade teacher, around half of my students spoke Spanish at home. While nearly all of them…
Several years ago I went to Chicago to meet the founder of a newly formed education nonprofit that was still housed in a nondescript, temporary…
Before I left school yesterday, I looked at my classroom. Not to check and make sure the floor was clean, or to look for coats…
Trauma is a silent, but very prevalent problem in the classrooms of today. In fact, recent reports by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
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