Roddy Theobald
@RoddyTheobald
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Deputy Director, CALDER, and Managing Researcher, American Institutes for Research. All opinions are my own.
Seattle, WA
Joined March 2021
Some evidence that cell phone bans works, i.e., lead to improved student achievement... https://t.co/aZyvolXZtV
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Researchers studying a large urban district in Florida found modest improvements in test scores after schools banned cellphones. They also saw suspensions rise.
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Emergency-licensed teachers make up a growing share of special ed roles. 🔍 Using Indiana data, @TashnuvaShaheen & @HannahCKistler find these teachers are more likely to serve students with autism & intellectual disabilities. 📄 https://t.co/QpFVntf8Sz
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New brief by @RoddyTheobald, @cedr_us, & @ahkatz5 documents special education identification rates in Washington since the pandemic. After a sharp initial decline, identification rates recovered dramatically in following years & now exceed historical norms https://t.co/3bssrkHasT
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We analyze student-level data on elementary special education identification in Washington state to explore how identification rates changed during and after th...
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Our @caldercenter research brief with @CEDR_US and @ahkatz5 on special education identification during the pandemic is now published in EEPA! We show that, after an initial dip, identification rates have now "caught up" with pre-pandemic norms: https://t.co/RIP6z8THu3
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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: https://t.co/6pLozMQORo ➡️ DEMAND: https://t.co/qYfFESU5DN
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The US Commission on Civil Rights (@USCCRgov) released a new report on The Federal Response to Teacher Shortage Impacts on Students with Disabilities, offering eight suggestions to help overcome longstanding shortages:
usccr.gov
The Commission began this investigation to better understand how the national teacher shortage is affecting students with disabilities and to examine how the federal government, especially the U.S....
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Happy to announce that @caldercenter just released two IES-funded briefs - they really are BRIEF! - about how to get a better handle on teacher demand and future teacher supply: Supply side: https://t.co/QydRdfxmBU Demand side: https://t.co/4oIdbs1TaL 1/n
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🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @UWMadEducation! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.
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In a new @caldercenter paper, SPARC Center Advisory Board Member @CEDR_US, Director @RoddyTheobald, and their colleagues explore a critical question for the future of education: Which college students apply to teacher education programs? Read the paper:
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🚨New Working Paper🚨 "Trajectories into Teaching of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs Enrollees", together with Taylor Wilson, Andrew Camp and @jbmcgee. Taylor is in the job market this year. Keep her in mind as you build your team
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Really excited to have this paper out in the world! See Dan's thread below!
Hot off the presses a new @caldercenter paper on which college students are opting into a path toward becoming a teacher (by applying to a teacher ed program): https://t.co/byerfMfHog 1/n
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Hot off the presses a new @caldercenter paper on which college students are opting into a path toward becoming a teacher (by applying to a teacher ed program): https://t.co/byerfMfHog 1/n
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Policy solutions can help stabilize and diversify the paraeducator workforce to improve #SpecialEducation outcomes. A recent paper by @lindseykaler and @roddy_theobald at @caldercenter examines turnover patterns in WA and offers suggestions for policymakers.
Excited to circulate another @caldercenter WP! Another study from my dissertation, w/ @RoddyTheobald. Using data from WA, we track individual paraeducators to predict exit from the state education workforce. Ungated WP here: https://t.co/0PwZ4yQAcl 🧵below:
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New CALDER report by @RoddyTheobald, @AllisonFGilmour, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold & Marcy Stein analyzes administrative, survey, & interview data associated with 7 Attract Prepare Retain projects in PA, all targeting the special educator pipeline. View here:
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Excited to circulate another @caldercenter WP! Another study from my dissertation, w/ @RoddyTheobald. Using data from WA, we track individual paraeducators to predict exit from the state education workforce. Ungated WP here: https://t.co/0PwZ4yQAcl 🧵below:
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In the Handbook of Education Policy Research (2nd Edition), @Lmasonwms and Margaret McLaughlin explore “Finding the Right Tools: The Affordances and Limitations of the IDEA”. 📘 See the full table of contents:
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Working to fill #SpecialEducation teacher gaps for fall? Research from our experts supports the use of incentives to help fill critical shortages. See the NCTQ report on district strategies to recruit and retain special education teachers.
nctq.org
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Really excited to see this paper out in the world! We all know teacher turnover is bad, but this paper quantifies two really important facts: 1) teacher turnover is bad for all students; and 2) special education teacher turnover is especially bad for students with disabilities.
New @caldercenter WP! A study from my dissertation, w/ @RoddyTheobald , @NateJones_EDU, & @lizbeth_bettini. We find staff turnover matters for SWDs. Ungated WP & one pager: Working paper: https://t.co/QpBrcWdeTH One-pager: https://t.co/hHzXIZOVPN
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New CALDER paper by @_ZeyuXu_ & @brbackes finds that in 2-year colleges in @KCTCS, HS GPA is a stronger predictor of gateway course success than test scores-- though neither has very strong predictive power alone. Read the full paper to learn more: https://t.co/JsFug6DjYd
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The #SPARCCenter now has a website! 🎉 Check it out for a wealth of resources, groundbreaking research, and a community committed to enhancing the special education workforce. Join us in making a difference! 🔗 https://t.co/5iTxdiIEd4
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