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.
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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…
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School boards (in some states “school committees”) sit at the intersection of civic engagement, local politics, and community service. The school board is a team…
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