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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 6d

A new large-scale analysis of existing research in Review of Educational Research finds that school-provided social and emotional learning programs improve students’ academic achievement in addition to their social and emotional development. Read about it here: www.aera.net/Newsroom/Soc...

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Policy Committee of Teacher Education Division @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social · 16d

Share your stories (written or recorded) here:
bit.ly/TED_IDEA50 #IDEA50 #IDEA #specialed #specialeducation #edadvocacy #disability

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Katherine Szocik @kszocik.bsky.social · 18d

A fascinating tool to examine the impacts of potential changes to federal K-12 funding. www.urban.org/research/pub...

How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District?

As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…

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Education Week @edweek.org · Sep 10

The U.S. Department of Education canceled twenty-five ongoing projects related to special education last week.

This breakdown provides a detailed look at the programs that were affected, as well as the actions that may follow.

Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What's Next?

More than $30 million for teacher training and parent resources will no longer flow as scheduled.

www.edweek.org

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · Aug 20

The Department of Labor (DOL) is thinking about making a rule. The rule would stop many domestic workers from getting paid at least minimum wage. The rule would also stop many domestic workers from getting overtime pay. Take action with our plain language guide: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/08/figh...

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · Aug 19

Raids by masked ICE agents on the first day of school heighten the climate of fear in our community and further erode trust in law enforcement.

I thank Alexandria leaders including our Mayor and City Council for opposing these draconian tactics. I stand with them.

ALXnow @alxnow.bsky.social · Aug 18

Community leaders condemn ICE arrests of construction workers in Alexandria's Chirilagua neighborhood

www.alxnow.com/2025/08/18/c...

Community leaders condemn ICE arrests of construction workers in Alexandria’s Chirilagua neighborhood | ALXnow

Federal immigration agents arrested 15 construction workers at an Alexandria apartment complex on Monday afternoon, sparking an evening community rally where city officials and residents denounced the...

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Aug 7

“We applaud the actions that the Department of Education has taken to ensure that this important data collection continues in a timely manner. We encourage stakeholders to take the time to respond during this important 30-day period.” –AERA Exec Dir. Felice J. Levine
www.aera.net/Newsroom/Edu...

Education Research Groups Applaud Action on Advancing Civil Rights Data Collection

www.aera.net

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Mark Lieberman @marklieberman.bsky.social · Jul 18

NEW: The Trump administration confirmed today that Title IV-B funding for before/afterschool programs will soon flow, after Republican senators ramped up pushback this week.

That still leaves frozen at least $5.6 billion in education funding states expected July 1. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Releases $1.4 Billion He Withheld From After-School Programs

More than $5 billion for education remains frozen.

www.edweek.org

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · Jul 14

New: SCOTUS clears the way for Trump's deep staffing cuts at the Education Department

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump to Shrink Education Department

The decision lifts a lower-court order that blocked mass layoffs at the agency.

www.wsj.com

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Lea Woods @lea9223.bsky.social · Jul 10

HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.

Why does that matter? Well...

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · Jun 12

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/regis...

Two Weeks Away: Using State Longitudinal Data Systems to Study Special Education Teachers Webinar

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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov · May 22

This win belongs to our students, our educators, our communities and to everyone who believes a free quality, public education is worth fighting for.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · May 22

BREAKING: We just won in court to block Trump’s attempt to demolish the Department of Education.

This historic court order will stop the mass firings of career civil servants whose work helps students with disabilities, provides support for parents, and ensures higher education is affordable.

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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov · May 22

Public charter schools, just like other public schools, must abide by the Constitution.

In a victory for the separation of church and state, today’s decision means that taxpayer dollars cannot be used to fund religious charter schools.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...

Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma

The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.

www.npr.org

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Katherine Szocik @kszocik.bsky.social · Apr 21

I didn't even know it was at risk!!

Rachel Lambert, prof at UCSB, teacher! @mathematize4all.bsky.social · Apr 21

ERIC is an invaluable resource for teachers who want access to educational research. We have learned that this admin does react to pressure (in some cases). Any ideas for how we can protect ERIC? #ITeachmath #EduSky #AcademicSky

Jill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · Apr 21

Another tiny, obscure corner of the Education Department is scheduled to lose funding this week. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

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Anjali Forber-Pratt, Ph.D. @anjalifp.bsky.social · Apr 14

The National Survey on Health and Disability is open! If you are in the US & a person w a disability or chronic condition, please share your experiences. This is one of the largest national disability & health surveys that exists!

~15 minutes!

Take it at: kuhealthsurvey.org #DisabilityResearch

2025 National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD)

National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) - Make your voice heard on topics important to the health and quality of life of people with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions!

kuhealthsurvey.org

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Katherine Szocik @kszocik.bsky.social · Apr 12

I'll be thinking on this terminology going foward: "The constructs minimally verbal and nonverbal explicitly or tacitly conflate spoken language with all linguistic abilities"

Kristen Bottema-Beutel @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social · Apr 12

New editorial in @journalautism.bsky.social with @yesthattoo.bsky.social @jordynbzim.bsky.social and @bettyyu.bsky.social where we argue that "nonverbal" and "minimally verbal" are not useful constructs for grouping or describing autistic people. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Conceptualizing and describing autistic language: Moving on from ‘verbal’, ‘minimally verbal’ and ‘nonverbal’ - Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Alyssa Hillary Zisk, Jordyn Zimmerman, Betty Yu, 2025

journals.sagepub.com

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Katherine Szocik @kszocik.bsky.social · Apr 1

The senator just broke the record. Over 24 hours on the floor!

Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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Policy Committee of Teacher Education Division @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social · Mar 22

Wondering what the #EO to end the Department of Education means? Also wondering what you can do about it? Swipe to learn more & see how to take action! #sped #education #specialed #specialeducation #executiveorder #edadvocacy #teacher #student #IDEA #disability #swd #Congress #ED #school

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Katherine Szocik @kszocik.bsky.social · Mar 21

I stay pretty informed but had no idea this was happening. Sharing for others in the same boat! Public comments open.

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Mar 20

The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.

Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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Council for Exceptional Children @cecmembership.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨The White House just issued an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education. Eliminating ED or moving IDEA to another agency will be a step backward in serving those with disabilities.

Tell your representatives to protect ED: exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...

Dark blue background with a graphic of a red and white megaphone. The text reads, "Action Alert: Preserve the Department of Education"

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Mar 20

If you are a Department of Education employee who handles disability and Trump’s executive order affects you, I want to speak. This is my Signal. I will protect your identity.

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National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · Mar 20

News outlets are reporting that Trump will sign an Exec Order tmrw/Thurs pushing for the Dept of Ed to be closed. The draft order apparently argues that even though the department has spent $1 trillion in federal education dollars over 46 years, the U.S. has not improved in education. [thread]

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Mar 18

If you have a federal grant, I *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar on responding to grant terminations.

Lisa Brown, former general counsel at Dept of Ed, will present along with other lawyers.

Friday, March 21, 2-3 pm. More info & register here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regist...

March 21, 2-3 pm ET: What to do when your federal grant has been stopped or terminated

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Mar 14

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...

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