News: Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education

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Research |

The College of Education's National Institute for the Advancement of Education awarded four faculty research grants that will explore potential solutions for retaining Nevada's teachers.

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Campus News |

MGM Resorts International helps UNLV resolve bottlenecks in internships for future practitioners.

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People |

The U.S. Department of Education administrator has built a career in supporting public school students and adults with disabilities.

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Campus News |

The program provides elementary and second-level teachers with tools and strategies to support the learning, content, and language development of students from multi-ethnic communities.

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Business and Community |

Massive expansion will double capacity and alleviate two-year waitlist.

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Campus News |

This is the first time in history that there are exclusively women of color on the board.

Woman carrying young child into preschool
Campus News |

UNLV secures a U.S. Department of Education grant to remove the school vs. family conundrum for student-parents.

UNLV student Lushawn Threats stands at the head of the classroom and makes an X with her fingers while her students look up at her
Business and Community |

 

 

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Business and Community |

Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation finds home at UNLV and in the community.

7-year-old boy in blue shirt, 1st grader William Hawkins, 9-year-old 3rd grader Georgia Hawkins, and PhD student in microbiology Erin Cassin, all working/learning from home on the dining room table.
Business and Community |

UNLV College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.

Portrait of Sarah McCarthy
People |

Ph.D. student Sarah McCarthy didn’t want to follow in her family members’ footsteps — until the day she visited a classroom.

Tracy Spies poses in front of flowers and bushes.
People |

Helping bilingual students — and the teachers who educate them — succeed is a top priority for this associate professor.