Mike DeArmond
@mdearmond.bsky.social
Editing, writing, and research at CALDER & AIR. Sounders fan, opinions are my own.
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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!
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🔍Our new Working Paper uses consistent variables across states. Leveraging Common Education Data Standards and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems enables meaningful cross-state comparisons of the #SpecialEducation Teacher workforce.
Read more: sparccenter.org/research-fin...
Read more: sparccenter.org/research-fin...
The Composition, Distribution, and Stability of the Special Education Teacher Workforce in Seven States | SPARC Center
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🔍Our new Working Paper uses consistent variables across states. Leveraging Common Education Data Standards and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems enables meaningful cross-state comparisons of the #SpecialEducation Teacher workforce.
Read more: sparccenter.org/research-fin...
Read more: sparccenter.org/research-fin...
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💡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.
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Heading to Seattle for #2025APPAM next week? Be sure to check out presentations from CALDER experts @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @brbackes.bsky.social, & @cedr.bsky.social. Click here to learn more about the conference: www.appam.org/conference-e...
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Heading to Seattle for #2025APPAM next week? Be sure to check out presentations from CALDER experts @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @brbackes.bsky.social, & @cedr.bsky.social. Click here to learn more about the conference: www.appam.org/conference-e...
👉 Check out this new release from the @sparccenter.bsky.social about the challenges facing the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce. Explore findings from seven states and access state-specific fact sheets here: bit.ly/SPARCWP01-1025
The Composition, Distribution, and Stability of the Special Education Teacher Workforce in Seven States | SPARC Center
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October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
👉 Check out this new release from the @sparccenter.bsky.social about the challenges facing the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce. Explore findings from seven states and access state-specific fact sheets here: bit.ly/SPARCWP01-1025
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Despite widespread concerns about teacher shortages, evidence on the supply of teacher applicants is limited. New CALDER research uses job posting & application data from school districts & charter organizations to explore the teacher application landscape.
Read 👉 bit.ly/4oHMfEV
Read 👉 bit.ly/4oHMfEV
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Despite widespread concerns about teacher shortages, evidence on the supply of teacher applicants is limited. New CALDER research uses job posting & application data from school districts & charter organizations to explore the teacher application landscape.
Read 👉 bit.ly/4oHMfEV
Read 👉 bit.ly/4oHMfEV
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Join @bellwetherorg.bsky.social and CALDER on Monday 10/20 @ 2 PM ET for a LinkedIn Live conversation on what we learned from pandemic-era research and how these findings can guide education policy today.
Register ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/bellwe...
@cedr.bsky.social @airinforms.bsky.social
Register ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/bellwe...
@cedr.bsky.social @airinforms.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Join @bellwetherorg.bsky.social and CALDER on Monday 10/20 @ 2 PM ET for a LinkedIn Live conversation on what we learned from pandemic-era research and how these findings can guide education policy today.
Register ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/bellwe...
@cedr.bsky.social @airinforms.bsky.social
Register ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/bellwe...
@cedr.bsky.social @airinforms.bsky.social
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Traditional state data systems often lack the info needed to answer fundamental questions about teacher supply & demand. Two new CALDER briefs explain how new approaches can help fill these gaps.
➡️ SUPPLY: bit.ly/3WchGex
➡️ DEMAND: bit.ly/4nJtLnA
➡️ SUPPLY: bit.ly/3WchGex
➡️ DEMAND: bit.ly/4nJtLnA
October 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Traditional state data systems often lack the info needed to answer fundamental questions about teacher supply & demand. Two new CALDER briefs explain how new approaches can help fill these gaps.
➡️ SUPPLY: bit.ly/3WchGex
➡️ DEMAND: bit.ly/4nJtLnA
➡️ SUPPLY: bit.ly/3WchGex
➡️ DEMAND: bit.ly/4nJtLnA
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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...
June 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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...
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This is an AWESOME webinar for anyone interested in learning about how to use state longitudinal data systems to study the special education teacher workforce! Researchers, doc students, state data folks - come join us!
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 7:02 PM
This is an AWESOME webinar for anyone interested in learning about how to use state longitudinal data systems to study the special education teacher workforce! Researchers, doc students, state data folks - come join us!
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Does departmentalized instruction (DI) in elementary school actually help students better transition into middle school? Check out our new CALDER paper by @brbackes.bsky.social, James Cowan, & @cedr.bsky.social to learn about the impacts of DI on long-term achievement in MA.
👉 bit.ly/3FNAX0N
👉 bit.ly/3FNAX0N
March 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Does departmentalized instruction (DI) in elementary school actually help students better transition into middle school? Check out our new CALDER paper by @brbackes.bsky.social, James Cowan, & @cedr.bsky.social to learn about the impacts of DI on long-term achievement in MA.
👉 bit.ly/3FNAX0N
👉 bit.ly/3FNAX0N
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Wow!
Close to $3 Billion in Pandemic Funds in Jeopardy as Education Department Abruptly Halts Payments www.the74million.org/article/clos...
Close to $3 Billion in Pandemic Funds in Jeopardy as Education Department Abruptly Halts Payments www.the74million.org/article/clos...
Close to $3 Billion in Relief Funds in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Halts Payments
Officials called even extensions agreed upon during Trump’s tenure ‘unreasonable’ and cited what it called examples of ‘misuse.’
www.the74million.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wow!
Close to $3 Billion in Pandemic Funds in Jeopardy as Education Department Abruptly Halts Payments www.the74million.org/article/clos...
Close to $3 Billion in Pandemic Funds in Jeopardy as Education Department Abruptly Halts Payments www.the74million.org/article/clos...
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In the DC area? This is the last day to register for the annual CALDER Conference! We are close to capacity, so please register soon if you want to join us.
📢 Happening TOMORROW!
Join us tomorrow at 9 ET in Arlington, VA for the 16th Annual CALDER Conference. Come hear new research from CALDER and join the discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners!
Register to save your spot: forms.gle/Y7EjoGW6UHL9... #CALDER2025
Join us tomorrow at 9 ET in Arlington, VA for the 16th Annual CALDER Conference. Come hear new research from CALDER and join the discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners!
Register to save your spot: forms.gle/Y7EjoGW6UHL9... #CALDER2025
March 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In the DC area? This is the last day to register for the annual CALDER Conference! We are close to capacity, so please register soon if you want to join us.
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Today!!!
🚨 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
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
March 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today!!!
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📢 Just ONE week away!
Join us next Wednesday 3/12 in Arlington, VA for #CALDER2025 —a one-day meeting featuring new #EdResearch from CALDER and discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
Register to save your spot 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@cedr.bsky.social
Join us next Wednesday 3/12 in Arlington, VA for #CALDER2025 —a one-day meeting featuring new #EdResearch from CALDER and discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
Register to save your spot 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@cedr.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
📢 Just ONE week away!
Join us next Wednesday 3/12 in Arlington, VA for #CALDER2025 —a one-day meeting featuring new #EdResearch from CALDER and discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
Register to save your spot 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@cedr.bsky.social
Join us next Wednesday 3/12 in Arlington, VA for #CALDER2025 —a one-day meeting featuring new #EdResearch from CALDER and discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
Register to save your spot 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@cedr.bsky.social
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Now more than ever, #EdResearch is vital for building the evidence base on how schools & students are doing & how they can improve.
Join us for #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to hear our latest research on academic recovery, the teacher workforce, & more! Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk @airinforms.bsky.social
Join us for #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to hear our latest research on academic recovery, the teacher workforce, & more! Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk @airinforms.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Now more than ever, #EdResearch is vital for building the evidence base on how schools & students are doing & how they can improve.
Join us for #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to hear our latest research on academic recovery, the teacher workforce, & more! Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk @airinforms.bsky.social
Join us for #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to hear our latest research on academic recovery, the teacher workforce, & more! Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk @airinforms.bsky.social
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📢 Registration for the 2025 CALDER Conference is now open!
Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025
Register: forms.gle/zXbjH4GQ6jCy...
@airinforms.bsky.social
Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025
Register: forms.gle/zXbjH4GQ6jCy...
@airinforms.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
📢 Registration for the 2025 CALDER Conference is now open!
Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025
Register: forms.gle/zXbjH4GQ6jCy...
@airinforms.bsky.social
Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025
Register: forms.gle/zXbjH4GQ6jCy...
@airinforms.bsky.social
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Hey Blueski (like it better than Bluesky), heads up that @caldercenter.bsky.social just joined!
This is where you'll find research from a group of scholars I have the pleasure to direct. Lot's of good stuff and early sneak peaks if you follow CALDER.
#EconSky 📉📈
This is where you'll find research from a group of scholars I have the pleasure to direct. Lot's of good stuff and early sneak peaks if you follow CALDER.
#EconSky 📉📈
October 11, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Hey Blueski (like it better than Bluesky), heads up that @caldercenter.bsky.social just joined!
This is where you'll find research from a group of scholars I have the pleasure to direct. Lot's of good stuff and early sneak peaks if you follow CALDER.
#EconSky 📉📈
This is where you'll find research from a group of scholars I have the pleasure to direct. Lot's of good stuff and early sneak peaks if you follow CALDER.
#EconSky 📉📈
📣 NEW TODAY! CALDER's Emily Morton and NWEA's Ayesha Hashim release an updated #EdResearchforAction brief on #evidence-based strategies for accelerating student academic recovery. bit.ly/acceleratinglearning
Accelerating Student Academic Recovery - EdResearch for Action
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September 28, 2023 at 3:54 PM
📣 NEW TODAY! CALDER's Emily Morton and NWEA's Ayesha Hashim release an updated #EdResearchforAction brief on #evidence-based strategies for accelerating student academic recovery. bit.ly/acceleratinglearning
🛎️ New post at Brookings by CALDER's Roddy Theobald and collaborators on financial incentives as a strategy for addressing staffing challenges in special education classrooms.
Plus: CALDER Working paper here: caldercenter.org/publications...
www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...
Plus: CALDER Working paper here: caldercenter.org/publications...
www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...
Promises and limitations of financial incentives to address special education staffing challenges | ...
Special education teachers have different, and frequently more difficult, working conditions than other teachers.
www.brookings.edu
September 26, 2023 at 6:52 PM
🛎️ New post at Brookings by CALDER's Roddy Theobald and collaborators on financial incentives as a strategy for addressing staffing challenges in special education classrooms.
Plus: CALDER Working paper here: caldercenter.org/publications...
www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...
Plus: CALDER Working paper here: caldercenter.org/publications...
www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...