Sheryl Lazarus
- Senior Research Associate
- laza0019@umn.edu
- Phone
- +1 612-625-6032
- Address
- Inst on Community Integration/NCEO
Room 215B PtH [map]
150 Pillsbury Dr S E
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Sheryl Lazarus, Ph.D., is the Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). In this position she addresses special education policy issues related to the inclusion of students with disabilities, English learners (ELs), and ELs with disabilities in assessments. She is also the Director of TIES Center, which is the national technical assistance center on inclusive policies and practices for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Dr. Lazarus holds a Minnesota K-12 principal's license. Her research and technical assistance priorities include: student participation, inclusive education, accessibility and accommodations, alternate assessments, and formative assessment. She has published extensively, including papers in peer-reviewed journals in both the fields of education and economics.
Projects
Products
Topics
- Culture and diversity
- English language learners (ELLs)
- International initiatives
- English language learners (ELLs)
- Education practices (K12 and transition)
- Academic standards
- Accommodations and supports
- Assistive/adaptive technology
- Paraprofessional and teacher development
- Academic standards
- Educational accountability and assessment
- Accommodations and supports
- Accountability
- Assessment (large-scale, alternate)
- Evaluation of education programs
- Accommodations and supports
- Specific life stage
- Adolescents and young adults
- Children
- Adolescents and young adults
Activities
- Dissemination
- Evaluation
- Outreach
- Research
- Technical assistance
- Training and professional development