I’m getting VERY excited for this! Using #EdData we can improve #EdPolicy to allow access to high-quality special educators for all students with disabilities! #EdDataCampaign

Hoping colleagues & friends from orgs like Data Quality Campaign ECS | Education Commission of the States National Academies National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals CASE Child Trends Learning Policy Institute Disability Scoop EdTrust will attend & help amplify our efforts!

TED member David Bateman discusses the potential consequences of the possible elimination of the Dept. of Ed. With over 7 mil Ss w disabilities relying on the agency this move could have a profound impact on their future. youtu.be/VPknWn3mMDo?si…

Join us! The PROGRESS Center, NCII, and American Institutes for Research will see you in Baltimore for the 2025 Council for Exceptional Children conference. Join us 3/12 330-430 as we share findings from schools ‘Beating the Odds’ for SWDs, 3/13 Distilling HLPs for SWDs 915-1015, & 3/14 DBI in Rural Schools 1030-1130.

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! 🙌

The SPARC Center OFFICIALLY launched yesterday! Make sure to check out our website: SPARCcenter.org for research & resources on the #specialeducation workforce

It’s more complex than you think- but we’ve got some ideas to share! TED CEC AEFP AERA

⏳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/registe…

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! NCES Council for Exceptional Children

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/registe…

What questions do you have about using state or district data to investigate #SpecialEducation workforce issues?