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Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education News

The Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education (EMS) is designed to prepare professionals for specialized services in schools, community agencies, and higher education settings. We promote and embrace the concept of cultural diversity, and we affirm our commitment to the ethical standards of our respective disciplines.

Current Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education News

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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.

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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
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Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education In The News

El Tiempo

In the latest in a series of courtroom losses over its special education program, a federal judge has ordered the Clark County School District to pay more than $450,000 to a prominent Las Vegas couple for failing to prepare an adequate study plan for their dyslexic daughter.

Las Vegas Review Journal

In the latest in a series of courtroom losses over its special education program, a federal judge has ordered the Clark County School District to pay more than $450,000 to a prominent Las Vegas couple for failing to prepare an adequate study plan for their dyslexic daughter.

Nevada Current

And they aren’t the only Southern Nevada municipality taking a more hands-on approach to education.

Patch

The City of Las Vegas wants to open a charter school. And with it may come with an ask for $900,000 in federal covid relief funding.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Twelve first-time state lawmakers will be among the 21 senators and 42 Assembly members when the 81st session of the Nevada Legislature convenes on Feb. 1. Two of the new members join the Senate, 10 join the Assembly; all 12 represent some part of Clark County.

El Tiempo

Twelve state legislators for the first time will be among the 21 senators and 42 members of the Assembly when the 81st session of the Nevada Legislature meets on February 1. Two of the new members join the Senate, 10 join the Assembly, and all 12 represent some part of Clark County.

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Recent Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education Accomplishments

Alain Bengochea, Gloria Carcoba Falomir, Suheyla Sarisahin, Tracey West, and Xin Zhang (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented "Toward a translanguaging-as-resource orientation: Elementary and secondary educators' beliefs and practices in English-medium settings" at the American Educational Research Association…
The Nevada Association of Teacher Educators (NvATE) proud to introduce the new leaders of NvATE: Tracy Spies (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), who has assumed the leadership role of President, and Benita Brooks (Teaching and Learning), who will be serving as Vice President. Their expertise and dedication are undoubtedly…
Travis Hammond (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received the Hammill Institute on Disabilities Doctoral Fellowship, which is a competitive fellowship that recognizes doctoral students across the nation who are committed to serving the field of special education. Doctoral fellows receive a scholarship amount to…
College of Education doctoral students and faculty Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Kendra Cope, Michela Carattini, and Marissa Rakos (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented at the Council for Exceptional Children's 2024 Annual Convention and Expo March 13-17 in San Antonio, Texas. Cope, Carattini, and Rakos presented as session…
Jenna Weglarz-Ward and Melissa Yarczower (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with Cyndy Anang (UNLV Alum 2023, Nevada State University) and Maryssa Mitsch (UNLV Alum 2017, San Francisco State University), and Jessica Branch (Murray State University) published an article in the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher…
Joseph Morgan (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), Ph.D., is the recipient of this year's Outstanding Department Chair Award. Morgan is professor and chair of the Department of Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education. He is being recognized for his strong leadership skills, effective administration,…