Such important work- with clear suggestions for how much still needs to be done! I hope a few doc students are paying attention- maybe a dissertation idea or two? @ted-cec.bsky.social
03.10.2025 13:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Excited to circulate another @caldercenter.bsky.social WP! Another study from my dissertation, w/ @roddy-theobald.bsky.social. Using data from WA, we track individual paraeducators to predict exit from the state education workforce. Ungated WP here: tinyurl.com/3wtfrm2m
🧵 below:
22.07.2025 19:58 — 👍 15 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
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🎓 Is having a dual-certification in #SpecialEducation and general education better than having one certification? SPARC Center co-director @afgilmour.bsky.social and Tiffany Lam reviewed the research to learn more on this topic: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
26.09.2025 17:55 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Looking forward to hearing more from my @SPARC_Center collaborators- we’ve learned a lot in a year that can help inform policymakers & practitioners!
28.08.2025 15:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Prepping to explain to NYS members of Congress & anyone who will listen why we need to pay greater attention to #specialeducation workforce issues @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social @cecmembership.bsky.social @ted-cec.bsky.social
13.07.2025 20:39 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
What questions do you have about using state or district data to investigate #SpecialEducation workforce issues?
25.06.2025 21:39 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I’m sure I know a few doc students who might be interested! @cec-dr.bsky.social @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social
24.06.2025 18:07 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Need more resources focused on #specialeducation? Visit sparccenter.org
17.06.2025 21:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Important resource for districts considering opportunities for building and stabilizing the #specialeducation workforce, incorporating research from my @sparccenter.bsky.social colleagues @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, & @lizbettini.bsky.social.
17.06.2025 21:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Full Agenda - 2025 National Forum on Education Policy
Excited to promote this @sparccenter.bsky.social session at the ECS National Forum on Ed Policy!
web.cvent.com/event/a08f74...
16.06.2025 15:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Also- learn more about how the open source community is supporting data governance to connect #specialed data with #slds data
13.06.2025 14:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Presenters @afgilmour.bsky.social & @roddy-theobald.bsky.social will share identification options we ruled out (& show why) and offer a glimpse into how strong collaborations with State partners can make a difference!
13.06.2025 14:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Identifying who provides #specialeducation services in admin data can be challenging. Come learn from @sparccenter.bsky.social experts & our partners!
13.06.2025 14:42 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Join members of the SPARC Center (and me!) to learn more about studying #SpecialEducation teachers- we’ve got ideas & want to hear from you too! @cec-dr.bsky.social @ted-cec.bsky.social @aefpweb.bsky.social
05.06.2025 16:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This should be GOOD! @aefpweb.bsky.social @ted-cec.bsky.social @cec-dr.bsky.social @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @dqcdata.bsky.social
29.05.2025 17:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Teacher Shortages Are Improving—With Two Big Exceptions
New job posting data suggests staffing support needs to be targeted at particular areas.
Evidence on teacher shortages in Washington state from the @caldercenter.bsky.social helps motivate #SPARCCenter work to address #SpecialEducation workforce challenges. Prioritizing these issues is key to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.
31.03.2025 19:28 — 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Anyone else have Gov Pritzker on their 2028 possibilities bingo card??
03.04.2025 13:51 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We need families to engage in #specialEducation workforce discussions now more than ever!
25.03.2025 14:21 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
If this affects you, make sure to let your Congress member know that this will help improve access to high-quality teachers in your area & remind them this work MUST continue!!
18.03.2025 18:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ALT: a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .
Exciting news @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social @tedcec.bsky.social - a district judge ruled in favor of reinstating teacher prep grants canceled a few weeks ago- things like TQP & SEED grants! YAY!!
18.03.2025 18:31 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Today is THE DAY!! Looking forward to the first of many opportunities to engage w/partners! Come to hear what we’re learning abt the #specialeducation workforce!
11.03.2025 11:25 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Shouldn’t it start with a teacher identifying a challenge in need of attention/change?? (Btw- super excited to see you this week!!)
08.03.2025 02:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Please keep in mind that in MD it is illegal for teachers to strike.
08.03.2025 02:40 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Really interesting work & super relevant to @sparccenter.bsky.social work- still demand & unmet supply needs in special ed!
07.03.2025 16:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out these FREE lesson guides, problem sets, and vocabulary cards - all focused on addition of whole numbers. buff.ly/437YW4c
06.03.2025 19:41 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
I chair the BEST committee!! This is just a few reps of the AMAZING team working to ensure TED members are at the table and NOT on the menu.
05.03.2025 21:06 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Engaging in rigorous, #EdPolicy research to transform systems of teaching & learning in Boston & beyond. https://wheelockpolicycenter.org/
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Co-creating and integrating evidence in practice to improve PK-20+ learning for individuals, systems, and society. Identities blend HS STEM teacher, university faculty, district administrator, cognitive scientist, education researcher. Views my own.
Senior economist at the World Bank
Early childhood policy research. Urban Institute Senior Fellow. Parent of young children and lover of blue skies.
Assistant Professor at Wichita State University in special education, research in Math, English learners with disabilities, and teacher education.
Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Maryland | Autism, Family, Culture, and Communication Education Lab
The Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC-DR) is devoted to the advancement of research related to the education of individuals with disabilities. https://cecdr.org
A project of the American Institutes for Research (@airinforms.bsky.social) and university scholars, committed to analysis of data that informs education policy. Visit us at www.caldercenter.org.
Established in 1946, AIR is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of education, health, and the workforce.
Teacher Education Division is a diverse community of professionals who lead and support teacher education on behalf of students with exceptional needs and their families. https://tedcec.org/
Husband, Dad, Special Education Teacher.
Believer in human rights.
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Teaching and learning and talking and laughing. Good luck to everyone in 2025... it's gonna be bonkers.
Deputy Managing Editor for The Hechinger Report. We do education.🎓
Former employers: Ed Week, Washington Post, Miami Herald. FAMU grad.🐍
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Higher education policy researcher | would rather be reading | https://kem3e.github.io/
Assistant Professor at University of Utah in Educational Psychology’s Literacy, Language, and Learning program. I research and teach about facts, fads, and fallacies about defining and remediating word-level reading disabilities, like dyslexia.
