As schools nationwide prepare for the new academic year, faculty researchers from 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 of education and human development are available to comment on trends in K-12 and higher education.
Contact Joan.brasher@vanderbilt.edu or call (615) 322-NEWS to arrange an interview.
K-12 EXPERTS
Bullying
works with Tennessee school administrators to create positive learning environments for students.
Education policy
studies education policy and can comment on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
English language learners
is a bilingual former teacher and administrator who researches solutions for unique challenges immigrant learners face.
Failing schools
studies Tennessee鈥檚 Achievement School District and iZone schools as well as school turnaround in several other states.
Failing schools
can comment on improving low-performing schools through effective leadership and a supportive professional community.
Gifted education
studies gifted minorities and was instrumental in Metro Nashville Public Schools鈥� recent implementation of the Naglieri Non-Verbal Ability Test for screening gifted children.
Gifted education
studies teacher racial bias in gifted programs and the impact of a primarily white female teacher workforce.
Gifted education
co-directs a longitudinal study on giftedness and can discuss the long-term outcomes of children identified as gifted at an early age.
Delinquency and substance abuse
has been honored by the White House for his work in establishing recovery high schools.
Delinquency and substance abuse
evaluates juvenile delinquency reform efforts in several U.S. states and Australia.
Kindergarten
studies kindergarten learning, including mathematical content.
Learning disorders
conducts neuroimaging studies to better understand dyslexia and other reading disorders.
Learning disorders
partner with Nashville teachers to implement math and reading interventions for children with, or at-risk for, learning disabilities.
Pre-kindergarten
and study Tennessee鈥檚 statewide voluntary pre-K program and can discuss the .
School Choice
can discuss the dynamics of school desegregation, charter schools, independent schools and school vouchers.
Sexual and gender identity
can comment on sexual and gender identity and gay-straight alliances in high schools.
Special education
researches early interventions for children with language difficulties, including Down syndrome and autism, and the use of assistive technologies like iPads for learning.
Special education
evaluates reading and phonological awareness in children with Down syndrome.
Special education
studies aggressive behavior in students with intellectual disabilities as well as interventions to facilitate learning and socializing.
Standardized testing
can provide perspective on Tennessee鈥檚 recent struggle to implement standardized testing.
Teacher salaries and evaluations
looks at educator incentive pay programs as well as the use of teacher and principal evaluation data for hiring decisions.
Teacher salaries and evaluations
focuses on the teaching labor market, and can comment on the correlation between teacher hiring practices and teacher quality.
Teacher salaries and evaluations
understands principal leadership and hiring and can comment on the challenges of filling multiple empty positions within a school district.
Teacher training and pedagogy
advises and trains teachers in Nashville classrooms, and can comment on Common Core, classroom management, teacher preparation, testing and curriculum.
Technology in the classroom
researches and develops math- and technology-based learning environments and can discuss spatial learning and the relationships between personal mobility and learning.
Technology in the classroom
evaluates the role in technology, including video games, in supporting student learning.
HIGHER EDUCATION听EXPERTS
College affordability
can speak on why particular populations are more 鈥渓oan averse鈥� than others and the role of financial aid.
College affordability
investigates higher education public policy at both state and federal levels and can discuss why college affordability has declined in every U.S. state.
Community college and remedial education
听focuses on community colleges, the Tennessee Promise program and remedial assessment, placement and instruction.
Online learning
听studies massive online open courses (MOOCs) and can shed light on who is more likely to take, and complete, these types of courses.
Post-secondary schooling for students with intellectual disabilities
heads 菠萝视频鈥檚 Next Steps at 菠萝视频 program, which provides a college experience and job training for students with intellectual disabilities.
Racial bias in higher education
studies micro-aggressions and marginalization of people of color in higher ed听and the workplace, particularly in the STEM fields.
Tuition-free and debt-free college plans
can speak on alternative models for paying for college and national trends in tuition-free and debt-free college.
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