Join SPARC Center Director @roddy-theobald.bsky.social and Co-Director @afgilmour.bsky.social on August 13 at 11am ET for a free, virtual event hosted by the PROGRESS Center!
Register: promotingprogress.org/events/prepp...
06.08.2025 18:24 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Many of our #SpecialEducation colleagues are coming together for the @usedgov.bsky.social Office of Special Education Programs Project Directors’ Meeting this week! Improving outcomes for students with disabilities requires a strong, well-qualified, and stable workforce. Learn more: sparccenter.org
04.08.2025 18:55 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Impacts of Staff Turnover on Test Scores for Students With and Without Disabilities | CALDER Center
In a recent @caldercenter.bsky.social study, @lindseykaler.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @lizbettini.bsky.social, and @natejones.bsky.social show how #SpecialEducation teacher turnover negatively impacts test scores—making teacher retention a critical priority.
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31.07.2025 16:41 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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We can’t afford to lose #SpecialEducation teachers to burnout. Improving working conditions is critical to keeping them in the profession.
Check out this new research review from #SPARCCenter Co-Director @lizbettini.bsky.social and colleagues: doi.org/10.3102/0034...
29.07.2025 17:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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Supporting #SpecialEducation teachers can boost their desire to remain in the classroom.
New research from #SPARCCenter Co-PI LaRon Scott, Salena Layden and Kristin Gansle explores how supports are related to their intentions to remain in teaching.
📄 Learn more: doi.org/10.1177/1088...
24.07.2025 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In the Handbook of Education Policy Research (2nd Edition), @lmasonwms.bsky.social and Margaret McLaughlin explore “Finding the Right Tools: The Affordances and Limitations of the IDEA”.
📘 See the full table of contents: www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...
22.07.2025 19:08 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
“Well, Those Students Have a Name:” Special Educators’ Beliefs About Students Labeled With Emotional/Behavioral Disorders | SPARC Center
Our researchers are digging into questions about the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce. Recently, @lizbettini.bsky.social, @lindseykaler.bsky.social, @hannahmmathews.bsky.social, Malavika Ragunathan & Katheryn Meyer explored teacher beliefs about students labeled with EBD.
17.07.2025 16:50 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania | CALDER Center
Excited to share a new working paper with Bluesky-less Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold and @roddy-theobald.bsky.social : Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania
Read it here- tinyurl.com/372h4bcy
17.07.2025 14:21 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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New research on #SpecialEducation Personnel Attrition with PA Dept. of Ed shows:
➡️Admins leave more than teachers
➡️Higher attrition among Black educators, urban settings, and more diverse districts
➡️Retention must be role- & context-specific
Learn more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
15.07.2025 19:58 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Using State Longitudinal Data Systems to Study Special Education Teachers
TOMORROW! 🚨
Don’t miss our webinar on how we define and track #SpecialEducation teachers in workforce data.
⏰ June 26 | 3pm ET
🔗 sparccenter.org/events/regis...
25.06.2025 14:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Using State Longitudinal Data Systems to Study Special Education Teachers
Happening next week! Join our webinar on June 26 at 3pm ET to discuss how we define and track #SpecialEducation teachers in data systems. Register: sparccenter.org/events/regis...
18.06.2025 19:17 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 3
A show of support: How more districts are incentivizing teaching special education - National Council on Teacher Quality
Working to fill #SpecialEducation teacher gaps for fall? Research from our experts supports the use of incentives to help fill critical shortages. See the NCTQ report on district strategies to recruit and retain special education teachers. www.nctq.org/research-ins...
17.06.2025 17:04 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
Two Weeks Away: Using State Longitudinal Data Systems to Study Special Education Teachers Webinar
2️⃣ weeks out!
#SpecialEducation teacher shortages can only be solved if we can define who is in the workforce. We’ll explore this during our upcoming webinar on June 26 at 3pm ET: sparccenter.org/events/regis...
12.06.2025 15:55 — 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Three Weeks Away: Using State Longitudinal Data Systems to Study Special Education Teachers Webinar
⏳Three weeks away! Join #SPARCCenter experts for a webinar on how we define and track special education teachers in workforce data.
🔗 Register: sparccenter.org/events/regis...
05.06.2025 16:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Upcoming Webinar: Using State Longitudinal Data Systems to Study Special Education Teachers
There's a #SpecialEducation teacher shortage—but defining and identifying special education teachers varies by state and system. We’re unpacking the complexity in our upcoming webinar.
🗓️ June 26 at 3pm ET
🔗 Register: sparccenter.org/events/regis...
29.05.2025 15:00 — 👍 4 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 3
Congrats to SPARC Center Advisory Board member Dr. David DeMatthews on receiving @aeraedresearch.bsky.social's 2025 Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award! 🎉👏
Learn more: www.aera.net/About-AERA/A...
14.04.2025 15:51 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The #SPARCCenter now has a website! 🎉 Check it out for a wealth of resources, groundbreaking research, and a community committed to enhancing the special education workforce. Join us in making a difference!
🔗 sparccenter.org
08.04.2025 16:08 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 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
How the Special Education Teacher Shortage Affects Students with LD, and What to Do About it – Learning Disabilities Association of America
The shortage of #SpecialEducation teachers affects services for many students with disabilities. @afgilmour.bsky.social, @lizbettini.bsky.social, and @lmasonwms.bsky.social share ways families and advocates can help. ldaamerica.org/how-the-spec...
25.03.2025 13:55 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
SPARC Leadership and Advisory Board gathering.
What an inspiring day at the SPARC Center Launch Event! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us and shared ideas on how we can collaborate to drive transformation in #SpecialEducation. Excited for the journey ahead to create lasting change for educators and students! 🙌
11.03.2025 20:49 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Reminder the SPARC Center Launch event is happening on March 11, 2025.
🚨 It’s tomorrow! 🚨
The #SPARCCenter Launch Event is happening March 11, 2025, from 1-2pm ET! Join us and hear from some of our experts on #SpecialEducation research, leadership, and more!
👉 Register now: tinyurl.com/SPARCLaunch
10.03.2025 14:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 4
Reminder of SPARC Center Launch Event on March 11, 2025.
⏰ One week to go! ⏰
The #SPARCCenter Launch Event is on March 11, 2025, 1-2pm EST. Join us for an exciting discussion on the future of #SpecialEducation with presentations from our experts and leadership team.
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/SPARCLaunch
04.03.2025 18:05 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
Reminder of SPARC Center Launch Event on March 11, 2025, featuring event speaker and SPARC Center Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Elizabeth Bettini.
🚨 Only TWO weeks left until the #SPARCCenter Launch Event! 🚨
Join us on March 11, 2025, with @lizbettini.bsky.social, who will share next steps for our mixed-methods research and how the results can drive positive change in #SpecialEducation.
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/SPARCLaunch
25.02.2025 15:08 — 👍 5 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 3
Reminder of SPARC Center Launch Event on March 11, 2025, featuring event speaker and SPARC Center Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Loretta Mason-Williams.
⏳ The #SPARCCenter Launch Event is almost here! ⏳
Join us on March 11, 2025, with @lmasonwms.bsky.social discussing leadership in #SpecialEducation.
Hear valuable insights on driving systemic change and supporting special educators.
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/SPARCLaunch
11.02.2025 17:58 — 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 2
Reminder of the SPARC Center Launch Event on March 11, 2025, featuring event speaker and SPARC Center Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Allison Gilmour.
@afgilmour.bsky.social will be speaking at the SPARC Center Launch Event on March 11, 2025!
Join us to hear her insights on quantitative research and its impact on special education, from data-driven strategies to leadership for change.
👉 Register now: tinyurl.com/SPARCLaunch
05.02.2025 16:13 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
SPARC Center Launch Event announcement
🚨 Mark your calendars for March 11, 2025! 🚨
Join us for the #SPARCCenter Launch Event to strengthen the special educator workforce. 🎯 Get insights on cross-state analyses, upcoming research, and leadership strategies. 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/SPARCLaunch
27.01.2025 16:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PhD in special education. Postdoctoral scholar. I study teacher preparation and professional identity development. Former ECSE teacher. She/her
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University | Ph.D. in Special Education from Boston University | (she/her)
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Associate Prof, Binghamton University. Advocate for a prepared, representative, stable, & equitably distributed special ed workforce.
Professor and Special Education Researcher at UW-Madison, mom, co-parent, partner, cyclist, walker, hiker, retired runner, she/her PA/MI/CA/MD/OR/CT/WI
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Assistant Professor @ University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Research on High School, College & Career. CTE. Politics & Econ of Ed. Former HS teacher. He/Him.🌈
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Peruvian-American economist researching education and labor. Mommy of 3 awesome humans and 2 goodest dogs & Wife (only to a human). Likes nerdy stuff and nerdy people. And cooking. UPacifico, TAMU & GMU.
