Alli Gilmour
@afgilmour.bsky.social
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⭐Resource #3: An interactive dashboard exploring the key dimensions of the special education teacher workforce across all our partner states: sparccenter.org/data-explore...
SPARC Data Explorer | SPARC Center
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October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⭐Resource #3: An interactive dashboard exploring the key dimensions of the special education teacher workforce across all our partner states: sparccenter.org/data-explore...
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⭐Resource #2: Eight SPARC Fact Sheets with state-specific summaries: sparccenter.org/resources/sp...
Special Education Teacher Workforce Across Seven States: Key Insights from the SPARC Center's Multi-State Analysis | SPARC Center
sparccenter.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⭐Resource #2: Eight SPARC Fact Sheets with state-specific summaries: sparccenter.org/resources/sp...
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⭐Resource #1: A Working Paper with details of our cross-state analysis of the special education teacher workforce: sparccenter.org/research-fin...
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⭐Resource #1: A Working Paper with details of our cross-state analysis of the special education teacher workforce: sparccenter.org/research-fin...
It has been such a privilege to conduct this research with such a great team. Check out our first year’s work!
📢 NEW RESEARCH ALERT! The SPARC Center is excited to share THREE new resources with our findings from our first year of research on the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce.
Explore the resources in this thread, or visit our website to learn more: sparccenter.org
Explore the resources in this thread, or visit our website to learn more: sparccenter.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It has been such a privilege to conduct this research with such a great team. Check out our first year’s work!
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ICYMI!
I am recruiting a doc student! I am so excited :-D The student would have opportunities to work on IES & Spencer funded projects focused on strengthening the special ed workforce, including Project RESPECT, Project SUSTAIN, Project ONBOARD, & the SPARC Center. Please share widely! Thanks all!
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
ICYMI!
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@afgilmour.bsky.social addresses a major barrier in this line of research: figuring out who special education teachers are from the data.
October 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@afgilmour.bsky.social addresses a major barrier in this line of research: figuring out who special education teachers are from the data.
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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/...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🎓 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/...
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Looking forward to hearing more from my @SPARC_Center collaborators- we’ve learned a lot in a year that can help inform policymakers & practitioners!
Join the AEFP Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group for an interactive forum on Teacher Shortages & Vacancies in K-12 schools TODAY, from 1-2 EDT! Register today aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
August 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Looking forward to hearing more from my @SPARC_Center collaborators- we’ve learned a lot in a year that can help inform policymakers & practitioners!
Excited to share a new publication with co-author Tiffany Lam- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Dual-Certification in Special Education and General Education. Read the full paper here- journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Excited to share a new publication with co-author Tiffany Lam- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Dual-Certification in Special Education and General Education. Read the full paper here- journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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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...
Register: promotingprogress.org/events/prepp...
August 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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...
Register: promotingprogress.org/events/prepp...
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New @caldercenter.bsky.social paper alert! We (big group of authors) look at summer school as a pandemic recovery strategy.
What do we find? 👇
caldercenter.org/publications...
What do we find? 👇
caldercenter.org/publications...
Summer School as an Academic Recovery Strategy After COVID-19: Evidence from Summer 2023 | CALDER Center
caldercenter.org
August 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New @caldercenter.bsky.social paper alert! We (big group of authors) look at summer school as a pandemic recovery strategy.
What do we find? 👇
caldercenter.org/publications...
What do we find? 👇
caldercenter.org/publications...
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New CALDER report by @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold & Marcy Stein analyzes administrative, survey, & interview data related to 7 Attract Prepare Retain projects in PA, all targeting the special educator pipeline.
Read 👉 caldercenter.org/publications...
Read 👉 caldercenter.org/publications...
The Special Education Teacher Pipeline in Pennsylvania: Year 3 Report | CALDER Center
caldercenter.org
July 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New CALDER report by @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold & Marcy Stein analyzes administrative, survey, & interview data related to 7 Attract Prepare Retain projects in PA, all targeting the special educator pipeline.
Read 👉 caldercenter.org/publications...
Read 👉 caldercenter.org/publications...
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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.
📄 Learn more
📄 Learn more
Impacts of Staff Turnover on Test Scores for Students With and Without Disabilities | CALDER Center
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July 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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.
📄 Learn more
📄 Learn more
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
Read it here- tinyurl.com/372h4bcy
Unequal and Maybe Inequitable: Emergency Permitted Special Education Teachers in Pennsylvania | CALDER Center
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July 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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
Read it here- tinyurl.com/372h4bcy
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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...
➡️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...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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...
➡️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...
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New paper w/ @lindseykaler.bsky.social , Mal Ragunathan,
@lizbettini.bsky.social , & Katie Meyer! Drawing on DisCrit, we used narrative analysis to explore SETs' beliefs about students labeled w/ EBD, the purpose of special education & their roles in service of that purpose. doi.org/10.1177/0014...
@lizbettini.bsky.social , & Katie Meyer! Drawing on DisCrit, we used narrative analysis to explore SETs' beliefs about students labeled w/ EBD, the purpose of special education & their roles in service of that purpose. doi.org/10.1177/0014...
“Well, Those Students Have a Name:” Special Educators’ Beliefs About Students Labeled With Emotional/Behavioral Disorders - Hannah Morris Mathews, Lindsey Kaler, Malavika Ragunathan, Elizabeth Bettini...
Teachers’ beliefs influence the educational experiences they provide for students with disabilities. Furthermore, beliefs are highly contextualized, necessitati...
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New paper w/ @lindseykaler.bsky.social , Mal Ragunathan,
@lizbettini.bsky.social , & Katie Meyer! Drawing on DisCrit, we used narrative analysis to explore SETs' beliefs about students labeled w/ EBD, the purpose of special education & their roles in service of that purpose. doi.org/10.1177/0014...
@lizbettini.bsky.social , & Katie Meyer! Drawing on DisCrit, we used narrative analysis to explore SETs' beliefs about students labeled w/ EBD, the purpose of special education & their roles in service of that purpose. doi.org/10.1177/0014...
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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...
🗓️ June 26 at 3pm ET
🔗 Register: sparccenter.org/events/regis...
May 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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...
🗓️ June 26 at 3pm ET
🔗 Register: sparccenter.org/events/regis...
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New @caldercenter.bsky.social WP! A study from my dissertation, w/ @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @natejones.bsky.social, & @lizbettini.bsky.social. We find staff turnover matters for SWDs. Ungated WP & one pager:
• Working paper: tinyurl.com/j3rykkp9
• One-pager: tinyurl.com/bddtzxtp
• Working paper: tinyurl.com/j3rykkp9
• One-pager: tinyurl.com/bddtzxtp
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New @caldercenter.bsky.social WP! A study from my dissertation, w/ @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @natejones.bsky.social, & @lizbettini.bsky.social. We find staff turnover matters for SWDs. Ungated WP & one pager:
• Working paper: tinyurl.com/j3rykkp9
• One-pager: tinyurl.com/bddtzxtp
• Working paper: tinyurl.com/j3rykkp9
• One-pager: tinyurl.com/bddtzxtp
There will never be an obituary that can adequately capture all that Lynn Fuchs was as a scholar, mentor, and just wonderful human being. I’m grateful she was in my life.
www.specialeducationtoday.com/p/lynn-s-fuc...
www.specialeducationtoday.com/p/lynn-s-fuc...
Lynn S. Fuchs, 1950-2025
A giant among giants passed away
www.specialeducationtoday.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
There will never be an obituary that can adequately capture all that Lynn Fuchs was as a scholar, mentor, and just wonderful human being. I’m grateful she was in my life.
www.specialeducationtoday.com/p/lynn-s-fuc...
www.specialeducationtoday.com/p/lynn-s-fuc...
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A lot of great people doing important work just lost their jobs because the most destructive, bigoted, willfully ignorant people in the world have targeted them. Here's what you can do to support yourself or anyone you know who lost a job. Please add your own advice at the end of the thread <1/n>
April 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A lot of great people doing important work just lost their jobs because the most destructive, bigoted, willfully ignorant people in the world have targeted them. Here's what you can do to support yourself or anyone you know who lost a job. Please add your own advice at the end of the thread <1/n>
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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...
How the Special Education Teacher Shortage Affects Students with LD, and What to Do About it – Learning Disabilities Association of America
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March 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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...
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"IES data remain an essential source of basic information about the operation of K–12 and pre-school programs." www.educationnext.org/doge-targets...
DOGE Targets Agency That Funds One-Third of Key Education Research
Above all, IES’s critical data collection operations need to be preserved
www.educationnext.org
March 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"IES data remain an essential source of basic information about the operation of K–12 and pre-school programs." www.educationnext.org/doge-targets...
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Gutting the Department of Education would deliver a terrible blow to public schools, and have an immediate and tangible impact on students with disabilities.
What the Assault on Public Education Means for Kids with Disabilities
The future of the Department of Education may hinge on the world views of two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.
www.newyorker.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Gutting the Department of Education would deliver a terrible blow to public schools, and have an immediate and tangible impact on students with disabilities.
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Research with restricted-use data is more precise, powerful, and relevant. Faculty and staff will be working through the weekend to answer important research questions before we no longer can. This is not normal, necessary, or efficient.
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Research with restricted-use data is more precise, powerful, and relevant. Faculty and staff will be working through the weekend to answer important research questions before we no longer can. This is not normal, necessary, or efficient.