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In case you missed it, the new HLP book is available now! This book includes updated supplemental resources created to assist the spread and implementation of HLPs. Download it for FREE on the CEEDAR website! ➡️ ceedar.org/high-leverag...

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Join CEC, CEDS, and DDEL on February 10th for a webinar on the vital role of interpreters in fostering communication between parents of emergent bilingual students, schools, and special education professionals. This webinar is free for CEC members! learn.exceptionalchildren.org/products/cec...

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Looking for recommendations for an upper elementary (grade 3+) #spelling inventory (besides Words Their Way). Any suggestions?

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Grateful for more attention on special education teacher retention and resilience - especially from such thoughtful researchers!

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New paper just out! We examined how spec. educators experience & navigate tension in serving students labeled w/EBD. Big take-aways: 1.Conceptions of students & student identities shape what they see as a tension 2.Social contexts shape how they navigate tension journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Appreciate Jen’s thoughtful examination of the roles of special education and multilingual learner leaders in school systems

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GREAT NEWS!: Proposal deadline EXTENDED to Jan. 31st for the Women Leading Across Continents (WLE) in Bogota this June! Don't miss the chance to submit your 250-400 word abstract for the most uplifting and humanizing conference I am proud to participate in. educacion.unbosque.edu.co/wle2025

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@lizbettini.bsky.social is the best!! So so happy to see her receive this awesome recognition!! 🎉🎉🎉

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New Dept of Ed guidance on inclusive practices - hot off the press

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Updated report on what private school vouchers and ESAs mean for students with disabilities - helpful and timely information from the National Center for Learning Disabilities @nicoleafuller.bsky.social

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NEW: Five takeaways from the latest evaluation of Colorado’s literacy law cpr.org/2025/01/09/c... #edcolo #coleg #reading

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My brother and I got the chance to talk about growing up, sports, and the future of education in this podcast. youtu.be/mUkQjYFW30E?...

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Help The Hechinger Report investigate special education

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So excited that this work is finally published in Exceptional Children! I loved working on this study of the paraeducator workforce with @roddy-theobald.bsky.social @lizbettini.bsky.social and @natejones.bsky.social. Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Help us plan for our new DLD "Ask a Researcher" video library! 📽️ Each video (2-3min) will highlight one question related to the field of SPED/LD and feature experts responding to the question. What are the questions you would like to see addressed? Share ideas here👇🏼 @teachingld.bsky.social

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Hi Bluesky community! 👋 We’re excited to invite you to join the SERA Research Partner Network. Collaborate on innovative crowdsourced studies in special education—no strings attached, just meaningful opportunities to make an impact. 🌟 Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/SERAPartner

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A doc student friend from TAMU is asking for help to attend the HECSE short course in DC. She is doing the PhD program as a single mom and does not have the funds needed to attend. Just thought I would share if you are interested in helping! www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-tex...

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Some 7.5 million students required special education services as of the 2022-23 school year, up from 7.1 million in 2018-19. But around 16,000 more special education teachers leave public schools each year than teacher prep programs train to replace them. www.chalkbeat.org/2024/11/20/s... #edusky

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Another excellent #specialeducation episode from @profchristhomas.bsky.social and Jamie Kudlats. Grateful for the way they handled this case with such care.

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This bonus Sidebar episode giving an overview of past and current SCOTUS education cases was the holiday gift I didn’t know I needed. Thank you @profchristhomas.bsky.social, Jamie Kudlats & Mark Walsh of Education Week!

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The results of a project I have been working on for a while are finally live. It's a toolkit to help school leaders conduct an economic evaluation of teacher induction programs. merc.soe.vcu.edu/reports/publ...

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The latest issue of #EducationalPsychologist is so timely & important. It’s on “Policy-Oriented Research: Enhancing the Relevancy of Educational Psychology to Policy.” Kudos to Sharon Nichols for editing such terrific work! www.tandfonline.com/toc/hedp20/5... #edusky #academicsky #PsychSciSky

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All Aboard!: Making Charter School Boards All-Purpose State Actors Under the Supreme Court’s Amtrak Case papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Check out our findings re$ incentives for spec. educators! We find sig effects but "incentives can only offset the effects of spec. ed. teachers’ challenging working conditions. They cannot address the underlying issues that create these conditions in the 1st place" www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

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Hi All! I'm a faculty member in special ed at Boston University, in the College of Ed & affiliated with the Wheelock Education Policy Center. My work focuses on factors shaping the special ed teacher workforce, particularly working conditions. Nice to see you all in a different space!!

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Friends, I have openings for PhD students next fall. 4 years of funding. Lovely department. Opportunities to work on own projects related to racial justice and school policy as well as my ongoing work on ethnic studies mandates and school integration initiatives. Spread the word and get in touch!

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Hi Blue Sky, first post here. I'm a prof of education & economics at Brown who studies teacher labor markets, school working conditions, & tutoring. I'm reading as much as I can about climate change. In my spare time I'm a dad & volunteer soccer coach to two kiddos. Pls share to help me connect.

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Greetings, I am an educational law scholar who studies educational access and school choice. I am trying out this platform and am looking forward to building a community.

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CEC's Division for Research is hosting an 8-part webinar series: The Next Generation of Quality Indicators in SPED Research. Each webinar will feature one article from our special issue of Exceptional Children and a presentation from the author team. Register now ➡️ tinyurl.com/QualityIndic...

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