Doing something about the future!

Abstract

NYS TESOL Journal is proud to publish this special topic as the second issue in its first
volume. A year ago, we ran a theme search and had many interesting proposals, but the
“Multilingual Students with Disabilities” proposal was voted the most urgent to be featured as
our first special issue. From the call for submissions to the final proofs, it has truly been a
learning experience for all involved in the editorial process. I would like to thank our guest
editors, Kara Mitchell Viesca and Renée Greenfield, for their winning proposal, their many
hours of hard work (which, with journal editing, is always more than one could originally or ever
imagine), and their successful collaboration with the authors and many guest reviewers. Their
vision and expertise are mirrored in the selective, highly relevant contributions that both
present the current state of affairs in multilingual/bilingual/special education field and outline
(in some cases also propose) tangible, rationale, and needed ways forward.