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Bridging research to real life in special education—because when educators and families are research ready, students thrive.
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Week 2 in my newsletter series on Classroom Management That Works: Research to Reality where I cover using group contingencies-the game changer you need to improve desired behavior in your classroom! Read it here
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Week 2: Group Contingencies — The Classroom Game-Changer You Need
A 12-week series from Classroom Management That Works: Research to Reality
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June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kicking off my 12-week newsletter series on classroom behavior management! open.substack.com/pub/research...
Week 1: The Real Discipline Problem (and What to Do About It)
A 12-week series from Classroom Management That Works: Research to Reality
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June 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’m kicking off a 12-week newsletter series on classroom behavior management strategies that actually work. Subscribe to my Substack to read all about it! researchreadyeducator.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Classroom Management That Works – Let’s Get Research Ready!
A 12-week newsletter series to share evidence-based behavior strategies you can use to improve student behavior in your classroom.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I’d love it if you’d subscribe to my Substack where I share evidence-based strategies educators can use to improve classroom behavior and support their students with disabilities. substack.com/@researchrea...
Research Ready Educator | Substack
I'm Dr. Nancy Welsh-Young, a special education research, teacher educator, and former teacher turned school leader helping teachers and families become Research Ready to address the disconnect between...
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June 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wondering how to help your students get started on a task when they seem stuck? I’ve got you. Read about it in my Substack and grab the freebie: open.substack.com/pub/research...
Why Your Students Struggle to Start — and How to Help Them Begin
Bridging research and real life in special education—because when teachers and families are research ready, students can thrive.
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May 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Are you a TED member & doctoral #student (or do you know one) looking to get more involved in special education #policy and #advocacy? Consider applying to be a 2025-2026 TED Policy Fellow! Applications are due by midnight EST on 6/1/25. Link to the app can be found in our Linktree (in bio). #sped
May 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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THIS!!!!
The boycott is proving to be one of our most effective tools. Don't believe me? Ask Tesla and Target. Join The Austerity Movement! Avoid buying anything you don't absolutely need. When you need something seek out antifascist, local, minority owned businesses. Almost anyone can do this. 😁
May 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It is well-researched and shown that disciplinary actions have been applied disproportionately to students of ethnic and racial minority backgrounds. This order is attempting to open the floodgates to allowing -even encouraging- these discriminatory practices to continue and even to escalate.
Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to ensure safety and order in American
www.whitehouse.gov
April 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The TED Policy Committee's third Advocacy in Action session is on Tuesday, 4/15 at 1:30pm EST! We have a wonderful panel lined up (tagged in comments) sharing their insights, experiences, and resources regarding advocacy in higher education. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: TED Advocacy In Action. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join the TED Policy Committee for a working session on Zoom where we will share resources that can be used in advocacy efforts
us02web.zoom.us
April 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
My recommendation for you today is to tune in to Cory Booker’s live filibuster.
April 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Check out our new webpage! It’s a great source of info on how to advocate for special education in these current times.
March 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My recommendation for you today is to check out the webpage I helped create as an Advocacy Toolkit to help everyone find ways to advocate for special education. sites.google.com/view/ted-pol...
TED Policy Toolkit
TED Policy Priorities:
sites.google.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Our #podcast has started a new series highlighting #stories of folks who may be or already have been impacted by changes in #education policy. Today’s episode features @whatdrnancyknows.bsky.social who recently lost her job in #edresearch due to funding cuts. Listen on Spotify (link
in bio).
March 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This rarely happens! CEC is offering free membership for a limited time. Act fast to get access to expert resources, professional learning, and supportive network of educators. exceptionalchildren.org/membership/a...
Access For All: Free CEC Membership for New Members
At CEC, we believe in access to education that is inclusive and equitable for all. To celebrate this, we are providing a free membership so that all those in our field may access the resources available to CEC members. Everyone who signs up to become a CEC member between March 17 and March 31, 2025, will receive one year of free Basic membership.
exceptionalchildren.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Send in a FOIA request this week. Ask to get the information doge has accessed about you. If they don’t fulfill your request, Rep Jamie Raskin is going to file a class action suit. Just print, complete, and mail. I’ll add the link to the form in the comments.
March 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Don’t forget to check out TED’s advocacy toolkit in their link tree: linktr.ee/cec_ted_policy
TED Policy Committee | Instagram | Linktree
View cec_ted_policy’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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March 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Department of Education is done.

US Department of Education employees have just received an email telling them to vacate the building by 6 p.m. tonight.
March 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My recommendation for you today is to download (and share!) this handy infographic from NASDDDS on how Medicaid works. More one-page resources will be released in the next several weeks. www.nasddds.org/wp-content/u...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My recommendation for you today is to NOT watch the state of DISunion address
March 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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#ProtectOurKids Day of Action on March 4. Musk & Trump are taking a chainsaw to public education—gutting funding for special ed, career training, and student loans to give tax cuts to the wealthy—but we’re fighting back! youtu.be/O6Toz65kbbQ
Protect Our Kids: Don't Cut Federal Funding to Public Education (:30 sec)
YouTube video by AFT
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March 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My recommendation for you today is to call your state’s senators and demand protections for Medicaid!
March 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My recommendation for you today is to donate-if you are able-to u24.gov.ua to support Ukraine.
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My recommendation for you today is to review and share this prep list. What would you change or add?
March 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My recommendation for you today is to stay off social media and don’t buy anything tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM