Liz Bettini
@lizbettini.bsky.social
I skeet about #Specialedteachers & #teacherworkingconditions, co-direct the @sparccenter.bsky.social & am affiliated w/ the awesome @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social here at @buwheelock.bsky.social (she/her)
ICYMI! Go Lucky!!
I LOVED seeing @lmasonwms.bsky.social get the recognition she so eminently deserves at TED this week, with the TED Excellence Award!! HUGE congratulations to TED, that we get such an amazing policy chair, colleague & member in our community!
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ICYMI! Go Lucky!!
ICYMI!
"As we have demonstrated, different states face different #SpecialEducation teacher turnover problems. This suggests that the most promising solutions might vary across states."
Read more about our recent findings in our article with @brookings.edu: www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
Read more about our recent findings in our article with @brookings.edu: www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
States face different special education staffing challenges that require targeted responses | Brookings
Special education teacher turnover varies by state, calling for targeted, locally informed policy solutions.
www.brookings.edu
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
ICYMI!
Reposted by Liz Bettini
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Reposted by Liz Bettini
Rest in power, Alice Wong.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Rest in power, Alice Wong.
I LOVED seeing @lmasonwms.bsky.social get the recognition she so eminently deserves at TED this week, with the TED Excellence Award!! HUGE congratulations to TED, that we get such an amazing policy chair, colleague & member in our community!
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I LOVED seeing @lmasonwms.bsky.social get the recognition she so eminently deserves at TED this week, with the TED Excellence Award!! HUGE congratulations to TED, that we get such an amazing policy chair, colleague & member in our community!
Check out Nelson Brunsting presenting SUCH thoughtful work on how we can intervene to improve special educators working conditions through project SUSTAIN !
education.ufl.edu/sustain/
education.ufl.edu/sustain/
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Check out Nelson Brunsting presenting SUCH thoughtful work on how we can intervene to improve special educators working conditions through project SUSTAIN !
education.ufl.edu/sustain/
education.ufl.edu/sustain/
@lmasonwms.bsky.social & @afgilmour.bsky.social presenting year 1 SPARC center findings in Washington 1 right now- variability in the nature of the challenges facing the special ed workforce across states! Check out our year 1 working paper at sparccenter.org
Home | SPARC Center
sparccenter.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@lmasonwms.bsky.social & @afgilmour.bsky.social presenting year 1 SPARC center findings in Washington 1 right now- variability in the nature of the challenges facing the special ed workforce across states! Check out our year 1 working paper at sparccenter.org
Reposted by Liz Bettini
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Reposted by Liz Bettini
Really excited to have this piece out on the Brown Center Chalkboard blog with @lmasonwms.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, & @lizbettini.bsky.social on the importance of targeted solutions to special education teacher staffing challenges. See below!
"As we have demonstrated, different states face different #SpecialEducation teacher turnover problems. This suggests that the most promising solutions might vary across states."
Read more about our recent findings in our article with @brookings.edu: www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
Read more about our recent findings in our article with @brookings.edu: www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
States face different special education staffing challenges that require targeted responses | Brookings
Special education teacher turnover varies by state, calling for targeted, locally informed policy solutions.
www.brookings.edu
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Really excited to have this piece out on the Brown Center Chalkboard blog with @lmasonwms.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, & @lizbettini.bsky.social on the importance of targeted solutions to special education teacher staffing challenges. See below!
Fascinating paper being presented right now in Shawnee, with @lindseykaler.bsky.social and Jenn Lillis, about analysis IEP data at scale!
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fascinating paper being presented right now in Shawnee, with @lindseykaler.bsky.social and Jenn Lillis, about analysis IEP data at scale!
Really excited to celebrate the TESE reviewers of the year tomorrow afternoon at 1:00!
Congratulations to these fantastic reviewers! Please join us on Wednesday at TED (1:00-1:50 PM) to celebrate and learn more!
@edutuan.bsky.social
@tashnuvashaheen.bsky.social
@coreypeltier.bsky.social
@lizbettini.bsky.social
@ted-kaleidoscope.bsky.social
@cec-ted-policy.bsky.social
@edutuan.bsky.social
@tashnuvashaheen.bsky.social
@coreypeltier.bsky.social
@lizbettini.bsky.social
@ted-kaleidoscope.bsky.social
@cec-ted-policy.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Really excited to celebrate the TESE reviewers of the year tomorrow afternoon at 1:00!
Reposted by Liz Bettini
5 years post-pandemic, Massachusetts public schools have seen sustained enrollment declines. Is this a temporary disruption, or did the pandemic change how families evaluate schools?
@joshua-goodman.com, Abigail Francis, & James Wyckoff will dig into the data with Susanna Loeb.
buff.ly/dByipCW
@joshua-goodman.com, Abigail Francis, & James Wyckoff will dig into the data with Susanna Loeb.
buff.ly/dByipCW
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
5 years post-pandemic, Massachusetts public schools have seen sustained enrollment declines. Is this a temporary disruption, or did the pandemic change how families evaluate schools?
@joshua-goodman.com, Abigail Francis, & James Wyckoff will dig into the data with Susanna Loeb.
buff.ly/dByipCW
@joshua-goodman.com, Abigail Francis, & James Wyckoff will dig into the data with Susanna Loeb.
buff.ly/dByipCW
"Varying patterns across states...suggest the need for policy responses targeted to state & local needs."
Check out recent @sparccenter.bsky.social findings, @lmasonwms.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social
www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
Check out recent @sparccenter.bsky.social findings, @lmasonwms.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social
www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Varying patterns across states...suggest the need for policy responses targeted to state & local needs."
Check out recent @sparccenter.bsky.social findings, @lmasonwms.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social
www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
Check out recent @sparccenter.bsky.social findings, @lmasonwms.bsky.social, @afgilmour.bsky.social, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social
www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
Reposted by Liz Bettini
New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
Reposted by Liz Bettini
Creating Coherence: Does Instructional Alignment Affect the Impact of Tutoring? (spoiler: yes!)
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1332
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1332
Creating Coherence: Does Instructional Alignment Affect the Impact of Tutoring?
This study examines the impact of using instructionally aligned literacy tutoring with students in kindergarten through third grade under a Response to Intervention framework. We conducted a randomize...
edworkingpapers.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Creating Coherence: Does Instructional Alignment Affect the Impact of Tutoring? (spoiler: yes!)
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1332
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1332
Really looking forward to seeing everyone at TED next week! In addition to these, please come to the Presidential Kick Off Reception tomorrow night at 5:30 in Century Foyer, for talks by my & Jenny Root!
🌟SPARC Center researchers are presenting at @ted-cec.bsky.social next week. Check out this thread for their sessions:
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Really looking forward to seeing everyone at TED next week! In addition to these, please come to the Presidential Kick Off Reception tomorrow night at 5:30 in Century Foyer, for talks by my & Jenny Root!
Reposted by Liz Bettini
Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here.
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here.
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
Reposted by Liz Bettini
💡SPARC Center’s @roddy-theobald.bsky.social is presenting at @appam.bsky.social this week. Explore his sessions at the link below.
AIR is proud to be a Gold Sponsor at #APPAM2025 next week in Seattle.
Our experts will be presenting on topics such as college access, CTE, teacher workforce, AI in education, and career pathways.
🔗 Explore all our @appam.bsky.social sessions: https://bit.ly/47t1wSU
Our experts will be presenting on topics such as college access, CTE, teacher workforce, AI in education, and career pathways.
🔗 Explore all our @appam.bsky.social sessions: https://bit.ly/47t1wSU
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
💡SPARC Center’s @roddy-theobald.bsky.social is presenting at @appam.bsky.social this week. Explore his sessions at the link below.
Check out all the great presentations by SPARC Center folks at TED next week!
🌟SPARC Center researchers are presenting at @ted-cec.bsky.social next week. Check out this thread for their sessions:
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Check out all the great presentations by SPARC Center folks at TED next week!
Reposted by Liz Bettini
Coming to TED? Come see the TED Policy Committee at our events! Thinking about joining the Policy Committee? Come to our meeting on Wednesday, 11/12 at 3pm in the Penn Valley room to see what we're up to! See you in KC 💚 #TED2025
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Coming to TED? Come see the TED Policy Committee at our events! Thinking about joining the Policy Committee? Come to our meeting on Wednesday, 11/12 at 3pm in the Penn Valley room to see what we're up to! See you in KC 💚 #TED2025
Reposted by Liz Bettini
ICYMI! This data explorer is AMAZING!!!
⭐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
sparccenter.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ICYMI! This data explorer is AMAZING!!!
Reposted by Liz Bettini
🚨There is a lot of policy movement to expand career & technical Ed but little evidence of what to expect from such expansion. Our WP provides evidence from MA on take up & ➕impacts in the first 5 yrs after HS. #cte
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @yerinyoon.bsky.social and @doughesm.bsky.social show that in Massachusetts, CTE expansion increased participation by 11.5% and improved early employment for Black or Hispanic students and earnings for male students.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1312
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1312
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🚨There is a lot of policy movement to expand career & technical Ed but little evidence of what to expect from such expansion. Our WP provides evidence from MA on take up & ➕impacts in the first 5 yrs after HS. #cte
On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
50 Years After Mandated by US Law, Special Education’s Future in Question, BU Scholar Says
Wheelock’s Elizabeth Bettini on the potential impact of Department of Education cuts to students and the special ed workforce
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
Come join us in celebrating the TESE Reviewers of the Year, next week at TED, on 11/12 from 1:00–1:50 PM in Century B!
We couldn’t do it without you! TESE is thankful for the incredible reviewers whose expertise and dedication strengthen our journal.
Dr. Corey Peltier (@coreypeltier.bsky.social) - Congratulations and thank you for your outstanding service! @coreypeltier.bsky.social @lizbettini.bsky.social
Dr. Corey Peltier (@coreypeltier.bsky.social) - Congratulations and thank you for your outstanding service! @coreypeltier.bsky.social @lizbettini.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Come join us in celebrating the TESE Reviewers of the Year, next week at TED, on 11/12 from 1:00–1:50 PM in Century B!