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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 and dedicated 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 | November 2, 2023

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

detail shot of 3 schoolchildren in classroom working
Campus News | June 27, 2023

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.

artist rendering of UNLV preschool entrance
Business and Community | May 4, 2023

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

three women in professional attire working at a conference table
Campus News | May 3, 2023

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 | April 7, 2022

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 | February 1, 2022

 

 

Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education In The News

El Tiempo
October 19, 2021

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
October 19, 2021

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
June 18, 2021

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

Patch
June 18, 2021

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
January 29, 2021

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
January 29, 2021

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

November 19, 2023
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference alongside her colleagues from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Kimberly Hile and Loretta Hayslip. Their session, "Supporting Young Children with Disabilities in Inclusion…
October 29, 2023
Sharolyn D. Pollard-Durodola (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented "A Strong Start: Early Childhood Multilingualism and Linguistic Social Justice" at the annual Fulbright Conference in Denver, Colorado. 
October 24, 2023
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), associate professor and Research Coordinator for the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center, provided the keynote session for the Early Intervention/Early Childhood Conference sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy of Alabama on October 17 in Mobile, Alabama. Her session…
October 11, 2023
Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was elected to serve as the chair for the Nevada Part C Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC). The ICC supports Nevada's early intervention system for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families and professionals across the state.
October 2, 2023
Monica Brown and Pricella Morris (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with Monique Matute-Chavarria (New Mexico State University), recently co-authored a chapter titled, "Combating colonized discipline practices: If leaders know better, will they do better," in the book, Cases on leadership dilemmas in special…
September 19, 2023
Monica Brown (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was funded through the USDOE as part of a subcontract with Florida International University. She will serve as principal investigator at UNLV with Elizabeth Cramer and Michelle Cumming (FIU) on Project COEDUCATE (Consortium of Engaged Diverse Urban Change Agents in Teacher…