Applied Linguistics Professors Awarded $2.9M for Development Program for Teachers of English Learners

Kenneth Palmer

UMass Boston Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics Avary Carhill-Poza and Professor of Utilized Linguistics Panayota Gounari have been awarded a prestigious 5-yr, $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Nationwide Expert Advancement (NPD) program. The task, Centering Interactions, Equity, and Obtain for Lecturers of English Learners (Generate), is a […]

Fiscal Cliff Could Force Layoffs of the Best Teachers

Kenneth Palmer

A fiscal cliff now looms in advance of educational facilities. Economists and CEOs expect a recession. Most federal resources from Covid-era reduction bills—which are currently adding about 8 percent to districts’ annual for each-pupil expending, on average—will run dry by 2024. Enrollments will very likely decrease in most locations, supplied […]