The College of Education is committed to engaging in research and evaluation efforts that align with contemporary legislative issues. Outputs of these efforts are periodically presented to Nevada legislators to help inform work concerning education-related issues.
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College of Education faculty/students produced eight policy papers on key legislative issues related to education and wraparound services during the 2021 Nevada Legislative Session. These papers are presented to legislators and community stakeholders in advance of the session in order to provide non-partisan research and key conclusions.
The and are available for review and download online.
Stefani R. Relles, Ph.D. and Mark L. Spinrad, Ph.D.
Margarita Huerta, Ph.D., Heather Dahl, Ph.D., and Tina Vo, Ph.D.- Linda F. Quinn, Ph.D. and Lois B. Paretti, Ed.M.
- Bradley D. Marianno, Ph.D., Adam Kho, Ph.D., Tiberio Garza, Ph.D., and Jonathan Hilpert, Ph.D.
- Patrice Leverett, Ph.D., Lawrence Jackson, Ph.D., Neffisatu Dambo, Ph.D., and Jared Lau, Ph.D.
Iesha Jackson, Ed.D. and Doris L. Watson, Ph.D.- Melissa Beck Yarczower, M.Ed., Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Ph.D., and Claire T. Tredwell, Ph.D.
Alain Bengochea, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Greer, Ph.D.
College of Education faculty/students produced six policy papers on key legislative issues related to education and wraparound services during the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session. These papers are presented to legislators and community stakeholders in advance of the session in order to provide non-partisan research and key conclusions.
The and "" documents are available for review and download online.
Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Ph.D., Cyndy Ang, M.Ed., and Robin Gaynes, M.Ed.
Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Ph.D., Nicole Atwell, M.Ed., Heike Rüdenauer, M.Ed. and Pricella Morris, M.Ed.
Cori M. More, Ph.D., BCBA, Janelle Saunders, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, Amelia Fuqua, M.Ed., Sarah Katz, M.Ed., BCBA, Samantha Jasa, M.Ed., BCBA, and Kendra Antill, M.Ed.
Iesha Jackson, Ph.D., Lois Paretti, M.Ed., Linda Quinn, Ph.D., Dana Bickmore, Ph.D., and Matthew Borek, Ph.D.
Matthew Borek, Ph.D.
Samuel Song, Ph.D., Heather Thompson, B.S., and Patrice Leverett, Ph.D.
College of Education faculty produced ten policy papers on key legislative issues during the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session. These papers are presented to legislators and stakeholders in advance of the session, and provided non-partisan research and key conclusions.
The is available online, or are also available. Individual papers are below: