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Ester de Jong, Ed.D.<\/h2>\n

Advisory Board \u2013 Director of the School of Teaching and Learning and the Center for Equity in Education<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Research Interests:
<\/strong>Bilingual and cultural education <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ester J. de Jong is a Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning. She teaches courses in bilingual and bicultural education and in curriculum, methods, and assessment for English speakers of other languages. Her research interests include two-way bilingual education and other integrated models for language minority schooling, educational language policy, and teacher preparation for bilingual students.<\/span><\/p>\n

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