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New work with @bdhuey and Sara Doutre shows how existing IDEA funding formula distributes federal $'s among states inequitably. The key take away: More IDEA $'s are not enough-we also need to fix the funding formula to ensure equal opportunities for SWD across states Cmte for Ed Funding

I’m excited to share that my first solo-authored publication is out now in Social Forces. You can check out “The Demographics of School District Secession” here: doi.org/10.1093/sf/soa…

Alexandra Cooperstock Social Forces Congrats! Have you read Erika K Wilson's work? Lots of overlaps across the law & sociology disciplines! lpeproject.org/blog/school-se…

Nice quick read on what we know about tutoring as an intervention. Does tutoring work? An education economist examines the evidence on whether it’s effective theconversation.com/does-tutoring-… via The Conversation U.S.

Special Education Funding Is 'Fundamentally Broken,' Researcher Says edwk.it/3Pjus6G

A new report from CBCSE Affiliated Researcher Amanda Danks, PhD and colleagues American Institutes for Research AIR Education focusing on the cost of special education ⬇️

David Sciarra, the lion of school funding litigation, sums up decades of hard fought wisdom in a single interview: focus on the state, not local, responsibility. State constitutions place the duty on the state and no-one else (save a few quirky states). edweek.org/policy-politic…

It's time to fix IDEA's funding formula. Our @bdhuey Sara Doutre new article provides a national picture of the systematic inequities in federal IDEA funding for special education. Council for Exceptional Children

Unequal and Increasingly Unfair: How Federal Policy Creates Disparities in Special Education Funding - Tammy Kolbe, Elizabeth Dhuey, Sara Menlove Doutre, 2023 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

I'm excited to see this piece on special education staffing challenges w/ Elizabeth Bettini, Tammy Kolbe, & Allison Gilmour, PhD now published by Brookings Brown Center. We highlight some recent CALDER Center research from Hawai`i, thanks for the invitation Mike Hansen! tinyurl.com/2p8x3ve4

Job opportunity alert! We're looking for candidates with an understanding and practical experience using cutting-edge education finance research methodologies to address pivotal policy questions in education funding & finance. tinyurl.com/42yhxxrb

"We should never pit kids against kids. This,” she says, “is a grown-up problem.” It's time to fix special education funding. #fixspecialedfunding motherjones.com/politics/2023/…

Fantastic article in Mother Jones making connections between inadequate resources for teachers and the inequitable special education funding system: motherjones.com/politics/2023/…

Almost 50 years after the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (#IDEA), students with disabilities still do not have equitable access to the educational opportunities that the federal government guarantees them. AIR's Tammy Kolbe discusses the current #specialed landscape:

In their feature article, Dr. Tammy Kolbe, Dr. Steele, and Dr. White examine how time availability for science instruction relates to the extent to which teachers used inquiry-based instructional methods: ow.ly/Cp3S50QvWYL American Institutes for Research UVM CESS Big Picture Learning Addison Central School District

Great to see this work highlighted by TC Record! We show that the amount of time available for science instruction matters, and that teachers need *at least 5 hours per week* of instructional time to use inquiry-based instructional practices.

Great new Education Week article by about the U.S. Department of Education's National Study of Special Education Spending (NSSES)! The study is being conducted by @AIRinforms, with its partners @NORCnews and @AllovueBalance. edweek.org/teaching-learn… #specialed #educationfinance

I'm grateful to be part of this NPR feature discussing federal funding for IDEA. @nprcoryturner skillfully crafted the narrative, highlighting voices of key figures involved in shaping this crucial legislation. Full story at: npr.org/2024/12/26/nx-… #IDEA #specialed #AIRinforms

In this Brookings Brown Center piece, @bdhuey and I examine proposals that would shift IDEA funding outside the traditional framework. The proposals highlight trade offs between greater flexibility and the enforcement mechanisms that have long defined IDEA. brookings.edu/articles/trump…