Wow! How exciting!!! Congratulations!!

So excited to see my dissertation published online! Thank you to @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social for your support in making this happen!
Check it out: doi.org/10.1177/0014...

Sending you end of semester thoughts!!!!! ✨

Congratulations!!!

University of South Carolina flags hang on a lamp post

First day of school today ❤️

Congratulations!!

Yesterday we packed up and moved out of Austin. Over the last five years, we fell in love with the city, made amazing friends, and welcomed Lloyd into the world. Although Austin and UT Austin will forever have a piece of my heart, we’re so excited for our new adventure in South Carolina at USC!

With generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Spencer Foundation, we are pleased to be offering the Just Education Policy Institute for doctoral students interested in research to reduce racial inequality in education policy this fall. Applications are open, due June 30.

Join us Friday at 10:15am ET for the virtual summer symposium hosted by TRL NC and TRL SC! We're talking about how to support students' reading comprehension by aligning instruction across core and intervention! See you there! @blairpayne.bsky.social

Amazing dissertation topic!!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉

An advisor hooding her doctoral student and giving her a hug in the process.

Four friends after graduation wearing doctoral regalia in burnt orange. The friends are smiling and doing the hook ‘em sign from UT Austin.

Two doctoral students with their advisor smiling after graduation wearing their regalia.

It was such an honor to be hooded on Saturday by Sharon - it was an unexpectedly emotional moment and I immediately started crying! Nothing in this program was done in isolation, and I’m so thankful for every support I received from friends, family, and friends who are now family. Hook ‘em 🤘🏼

Ohhh adding to my list. 📌

Four members of the University of Texas at Austin team with the UT Austin “hook ‘em” mascot in the middle

It was such an honor to celebrate Dr. Elizabeth Swanson with the College of Education’s Dean’s Distinguished Professional Track Faculty Award!! So happy to see her mentorship and scholarship recognized 🥳🥳 #TeamSwanson 🦢

We give my sons teachers gift cards to our local grocery store (HEB here in Texas)!

Congratulations!!!

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This looks great! Adding this to my library list now 🤗

A teacher residency program working to serve rural communities. This is a devastating blow to North Carolina.

Gutting Special Education Research Dismantles Progress & Threatens Education for All - National Center for Learning Disabilities On February 10, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the independent research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, abruptly terminated 89 federally funded research contracts.

Take a moment and read this ncld.org/gutting-spec...

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Building and Sustaining Inclusive Educational Practices (January 2025) - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act The U.S. Department of Education is issuing this guidance to provide State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, educators, and members of the public with a better understanding o...

New Dept of Ed guidance on inclusive practices - hot off the press

When you explain reinforcement schedules to your husband because your son keeps using newly learned words to ask for “more Cheetos” 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

Ooh, what is a popover? Looks delightful!

Anyone have a system they like using for saving posts on Bluesky?

Actionable research is essential for teaching. Our response to the NCTM/CEC joint statement on mathematics education for students with disabilities identifies missing evidence-based practices. Read it now and stay tuned for a vision grounded in research and evidence! #SpecialEdResearch #Mathematics

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Way to go!!

Selfie. Daybed with decorative plates on the wall and colorful bedspread. White dog lays on top of pillows.

My friend in the background of my Zoom today ❤️

When I rejected my TFA offer they sent me a survey and asked me questions about if I regretted my decision 🙄