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.
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…
Student data. Standardized testing. Accountability. These words set off a lot of big feelings among parents, educators and policymakers — especially fear and anger. Controversies…
Twenty-one months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency. With a new school year underway, the United States (U.S.) public school system…
In March, Dr. Seuss Enterprises decided to cease publication of six of the prolific writer’s works due to his demeaning caricatures of non-white ethnicities. This…
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