Caroline Parker

Affiliation

SRI International

Biography

Caroline E. Parker, Ed.D., has worked for more than 20 years with states and districts to improve programs for culturally and linguistically diverse learners, leading both quantitative and qualitative research studies on topics including identifying disabilities among multilingual learners, understanding patterns in reclassification of English proficiency status, and identifying strategies for high quality instructional practices. Parker is the director of SRI’s Multilingual Learner Program Area, which works to ensure equitable educational opportunities and outcomes for multilingual learners from birth to post-college. Parker has served as data consultant on district reviews of special education programs that examine whether and how districts are providing high quality education to students with disabilities.