Research Ready Educator - with Dr Nancy

Week 2: Group Contingencies — The Classroom Game-Changer You Need A 12-week series from Classroom Management That Works: Research to Reality

Week 2 in my newsletter series on Classroom Management That Works: Research to Reality where I cover using group contingencies-the game changer you need to improve desired behavior in your classroom! Read it here
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Week 1: The Real Discipline Problem (and What to Do About It) A 12-week series from Classroom Management That Works: Research to Reality

Kicking off my 12-week newsletter series on classroom behavior management! open.substack.com/pub/research...

Welcome to Classroom Management That Works – Let’s Get Research Ready! A 12-week newsletter series to share evidence-based behavior strategies you can use to improve student behavior in your classroom.

I’m kicking off a 12-week newsletter series on classroom behavior management strategies that actually work. Subscribe to my Substack to read all about it! researchreadyeducator.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

Research Ready Educator | Substack I'm Dr. Nancy Welsh-Young, a special education research, teacher educator, and former teacher turned school leader helping teachers and families become Research Ready to address the disconnect between...

I’d love it if you’d subscribe to my Substack where I share evidence-based strategies educators can use to improve classroom behavior and support their students with disabilities. substack.com/@researchrea...

Why Your Students Struggle to Start — and How to Help Them Begin Bridging research and real life in special education—because when teachers and families are research ready, students can thrive.

Wondering how to help your students get started on a task when they seem stuck? I’ve got you. Read about it in my Substack and grab the freebie: open.substack.com/pub/research...

Research Ready Educator | Substack I'm Dr. Nancy Welsh-Young, a special education research, teacher educator, and former teacher turned school leader helping teachers and families become Research Ready to address the disconnect between...

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Alt text: A green and cream-toned illustrated flyer announces the 2025–2026 TED Policy Fellows program. At the top, bold text reads “25–26 TED Policy Fellows.” Below, a green speech bubble states “Apps due 6/1/25!” The flyer features a cartoon woman holding papers, with a text box next to her that reads: “Complete the prompts and upload your CV and advisor’s letter of recommendation in the Google Form.” Icons of a government building, shaking hands, and a clipboard appear nearby. At the bottom, it says “APPLY NOW” with a link: “linktr.ee/cec_ted_policy.”

Are you a TED member & doctoral #student (or do you know one) looking to get more involved in special education #policy and #advocacy? Consider applying to be a 2025-2026 TED Policy Fellow! Applications are due by midnight EST on 6/1/25. Link to the app can be found in our Linktree (in bio). #sped

THIS!!!!

Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure safety and order in American

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Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure safety and order in American

It is well-researched and shown that disciplinary actions have been applied disproportionately to students of ethnic and racial minority backgrounds. This order is attempting to open the floodgates to allowing -even encouraging- these discriminatory practices to continue and even to escalate.

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The TED Policy Committee's third Advocacy in Action session is on Tuesday, 4/15 at 1:30pm EST! We have a wonderful panel lined up (tagged in comments) sharing their insights, experiences, and resources regarding advocacy in higher education. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

My recommendation for you today is to tune in to Cory Booker’s live filibuster.

Check out our new webpage! It’s a great source of info on how to advocate for special education in these current times.

TED Policy Toolkit TED Policy Priorities:

My recommendation for you today is to check out the webpage I helped create as an Advocacy Toolkit to help everyone find ways to advocate for special education. sites.google.com/view/ted-pol...

Our #podcast has started a new series highlighting #stories of folks who may be or already have been impacted by changes in #education policy. Today’s episode features @whatdrnancyknows.bsky.social who recently lost her job in #edresearch due to funding cuts. Listen on Spotify (link
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Access For All: Free CEC Membership for New Members At CEC, we believe in access to education that is inclusive and equitable for all. To celebrate this, we are providing a free membership so that all those in our field may access the resources available to CEC members. Everyone who signs up to become a CEC member between March 17 and March 31, 2025, will receive one year of free Basic membership.

This rarely happens! CEC is offering free membership for a limited time. Act fast to get access to expert resources, professional learning, and supportive network of educators. exceptionalchildren.org/membership/a...

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Send in a FOIA request this week. Ask to get the information doge has accessed about you. If they don’t fulfill your request, Rep Jamie Raskin is going to file a class action suit. Just print, complete, and mail. I’ll add the link to the form in the comments.

Don’t forget to check out TED’s advocacy toolkit in their link tree: linktr.ee/cec_ted_policy

Department of Education is done.

US Department of Education employees have just received an email telling them to vacate the building by 6 p.m. tonight.

My recommendation for you today is to download (and share!) this handy infographic from NASDDDS on how Medicaid works. More one-page resources will be released in the next several weeks. www.nasddds.org/wp-content/u...

My recommendation for you today is to NOT watch the state of DISunion address

YouTube video by AFT Protect Our Kids: Don't Cut Federal Funding to Public Education (:30 sec)

#ProtectOurKids Day of Action on March 4. Musk & Trump are taking a chainsaw to public education—gutting funding for special ed, career training, and student loans to give tax cuts to the wealthy—but we’re fighting back! youtu.be/O6Toz65kbbQ

I lost my job as a postdoc because of the IES contract cancellations.

My recommendation for you today is to call your state’s senators and demand protections for Medicaid!

I be lost my job because of the IES contract cancellations for educational research. I am deeply impacted by this. Happy to share my story.

UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...

My recommendation for you today is to donate-if you are able-to u24.gov.ua to support Ukraine.