Caroline Bartlett
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Caroline Bartlett
Assistant Professor
Caroline Bartlett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Her research uses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to understand how education policies enhance or constrain educational opportunities for historically underserved groups of students, with a particular focus on multilingual students classified as English learners (ELs). Her research has been supported by a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy and K-12 Educational Leadership from Michigan State University and an M.P.A. with a focus in Education Policy Analysis from Texas A&M University. She teaches education policy and politics. Before her Ph.D., Caroline worked as an English as a Second Language and English teacher.
Publications
Mavrogordato, M., Callahan, R., & Bartlett, C. (In press). English learner education policy. Book chapter accepted for The Handbook of Education Policy Research.
Richards, M., Gensterblum, A., Bartlett, C., Thrash, C., & Heath-Warr, C. (2025). The persistence of confederate, enslaver, and segregationist namesakes in U.S. public schools: A quantitative toponymic analysis. AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584241309313
Bartlett, C., Callahan, R., & Mavrogordato, M. (2024). Beyond a transformative approach & deep understanding: External factors and mid-level leaders’ policy implementation to expand equity for English learners. Educational Administration Quarterly, 60(2), 151-190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X241230296
Mavrogordato, M., Callahan, R., & Bartlett, C. (2022). Mid-level leaders as key policy interpreters: State and local leaders’ perspectives on leveraging Castañeda to expand equity for English learner students. Language Policy, 21(3), 331-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-021-09605-0