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Lastinger Center’s Raquel Diaz named first Latina FLAEYC President

Lastinger Center’s Raquel Diaz named first Latina FLAEYC President

Lastinger Center for Learning Senior Partnerships Manager Raquel Diaz, Ed.D., is on her way to take her 2023 presidential role head-on as the first Latina president of the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC).  Diaz has been an active...
Florida K–12 Mathematics Teachers’ Credentials and Preparation

Florida K–12 Mathematics Teachers’ Credentials and Preparation

A report published by Lastinger Center Chief Equity Officer and Mathematics Principal Zandra de Araujo and collaborators at the Pardee RAND Graduate School shares the findings from the 2022 Learn Together Surveys to understand the composition and preparation of...
Teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement

Teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement

A study published by Lastinger Center researcher Mary Bratsch-Hines and collaborators at UNC Chapel Hill and North Carolina State explores the relations between teacher-child racial/ethnic match and academic achievement. Abstract The purpose of this study was to...
Accelerating research and development with Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon

Accelerating research and development with Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon

The Flamingo Nation Data Lagoon will accelerate research and development by providing educators and researchers access to a revolutionary dataset. By compiling data from a complementary series of online education applications and implementing precise data protections,...