Tammy Kolbe
@takolbe
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Principal Researcher @AIRinforms & Associate Professor in Education Policy @UVMCESS specializing in education resources and costs.
Vermont, USA
Joined July 2015
In this @BrookingsEd 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.
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Project 2025 proposes major changes to federal special education funding, raising questions about oversight and equity.
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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: #IDEA #specialed #AIRinforms.
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Great new @educationweek 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. #specialed #educationfinance.
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A new federally funded research study will provide the first national assessment in 25 years of spending on students with disabilities.
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Great to see this work highlighted by @TCRecord! 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.
In their feature article, Dr. @takolbe, Dr. Steele, and Dr. White examine how time availability for science instruction relates to the extent to which teachers used inquiry-based instructional methods: @AIRInforms @uvmcess @bigpiclearning @ACSDVTschools
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RT @AIRInforms: Almost 50 years after the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (#IDEA), students with disabilities still do not have….
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RT @lizbeth_bettini: Fantastic article in Mother Jones making connections between inadequate resources for teachers and the inequitable spe….
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Students with disabilities don’t have equal access to educational opportunities. That's not just an injustice—it’s a violation of federal law. How did we get here, and what can be done?
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"We should never pit kids against kids. This,” she says, “is a grown-up problem.” It's time to fix special education funding. #fixspecialedfunding
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Students with disabilities don’t have equal access to educational opportunities. That's not just an injustice—it’s a violation of federal law. How did we get here, and what can be done?
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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.
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RT @RoddyTheobald: I'm excited to see this piece on special education staffing challenges w/ @lizbeth_bettini, @takolbe, & @AllisonFGilmour….
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Unequal and Increasingly Unfair: How Federal Policy Creates Disparities in Special Education Funding - Tammy Kolbe, Elizabeth Dhuey, Sara Menlove Doutre, 2023
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It's time to fix IDEA's funding formula. Our @bdhuey @saradoutre new article provides a national picture of the systematic inequities in federal IDEA funding for special education. @CECMembership.
You will want to read this. @uvmcess .Unequal and Increasingly Unfair: How Federal Policy Creates Disparities in Special Education Funding - Tammy Kolbe, Elizabeth Dhuey, Sara Menlove Doutre, 2023
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RT @DerekWBlack: David Sciarra, the lion of school funding litigation, sums up decades of hard fought wisdom in a single interview: focus o….
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David Sciarra, stepping down as head of the Education Law Center, says states have been let off the hook in the push for education equity.
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RT @cbcse: A new report from @cbcse Affiliated Researcher @amandadanks1 and colleagues @AIRInforms @Education_AIR focusing on the cost of s….
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RT @CEDR_US: Nice quick read on what we know about tutoring as an intervention. Does tutoring work? An education economist examines the ev….
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Billions of dollars are being spent on tutoring in the US. Will it be enough to help schoolchildren make up for pandemic learning loss? An education economist weighs in.
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RT @KathrynSabbeth: @ACooperstock @SF_Journal Congrats! Have you read @Erika_K_Wilson's work? Lots of overlaps across the law & sociology d….
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In my new article, Monopolizing Whiteness, I examine the causes and consequences of “white island districts,” i.e. those that enroll predominantly white and affluent student bodies…
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RT @ACooperstock: I’m excited to share that my first solo-authored publication is out now in @SF_Journal. You can check out “The Demograph….
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New work with @bdhuey and @saradoutre 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 @edfunding.
Outdated funding formulas continue to widen gaps that shortchange students with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, researchers say. #EdChat
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