Substacks recommended by Special Education Today

Recommended by Special Education Today

Minding the Gap

By Natalie Wexler

A newsletter about education, cognitive science, and fairness from Natalie Wexler, author of The Knowledge Gap.

Filling The Pail

By Greg Ashman

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." – As W. B. Yeats never said

Greg Ashman provides a thoughtful take on educatoin issues.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

By Katelyn Jetelina

Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you, so you can take action for your community's health

Everyone Has a Plan - Jonathan Plucker’s Substack

By Jonathan Plucker

Creativity, advanced learning, education policy, and other fun stuff!

Special Education Action

By Callie Oettinger

Special Education Action is a publisher of commentary and curated information focused on helping parents, students, and educators understand special education and ensure the unique needs of all children are met.

The Science of Learning

By Jim Hewitt

Research related to the Science of Learning and its implications for effective teaching practices.

It's Like This

By Robin LaVoie

Life around here? It’s like this. Caregiving, autism, advocacy, midlife. Storytelling, essays, humor, and short fiction.

The Learning Dispatch

By Carl Hendrick

Making sense of how learning happens. https://www.carlhendrick.com/

Professor Hendrick is rare among psychologists. He actually gets the importance of empirically grounded instruction.

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Laura McKenna's Apt. 11D

Laura McKenna on Politics, Schools, and Life

Finding Cooper's Voice by Kate Swenson

By Kate Swenson

Normalizing the secret world of special needs parenting with humor, honesty, hope, and love.

School Yourself

By Karen Vaites

Karen Vaites's takes on K-12 education and more

Andrew Old's Education Battleground

A teacher in England discussing education and its inevitable conflicts

The Bell Ringer

By Holly Korbey

Reporting, tools and resources on the science of learning

InSummary

By Dr Lisa Denny

Dr Lisa Denny - Demographer

Professor Denny's well-informed observation about the workforce are valuable, and they sometimes include information specific to individuals with disabilities.

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Notes from an Animal Behaviorist

By Tim Hackenberg

I write about animal behavior and cognition though the lens of behavior analysis and comparative psychology

The Fixed Interval

By Fred

Free weekly updates about behavior analysis.

Laughing in Special Education

By Miss W

A potentially amusing collection of stories and resources from my corner of special education

A Great Leap

By Laura McKenna

From Autism to Adult

For parents whose children are growing into adulthood, this resource is a fine informative way to learn what's been happening in the transition sector.

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Traditional Math

By Barry Garelick

Traditional Math: An Effective Technique that Teachers Feel Guilty Using

50ishWithaFullNest

By Patti Podnar

Musings from someone 10 years older than my kids' friends' parents (sometimes the change in perspective matters a LOT, sometimes not at all).

Tom Zirpoli

Commentary on today's political issues and events

Tom's spededucator-turned-politcal analyses are both informative and fun to read. Yes, I'm biased, having know him since the 80s, so you shouldn't trust me. You should read his posts for month or two and form your own opinion!

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Rebecca Birch - On Education

Exploring the intersection of evidence-based teaching, literacy, and the cultural politics of education. I write about how research, policy, and classroom practice collide—and what that means for teachers, students, and the future of education.

Smart stuff about education and especially writing and English

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Leena's Special Education Foundations, @FAPE4U

By Special Education Foundations

I tackle hot topics related to the IEP process to empower parents & educators for the success of our children. Your subscription helps to keep advocacy costs low for families. Please click the link on the home page for direct services.

Douglas Carnine

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Medical Motherhood

By Shasta Kearns Moore

Every Sunday, get clear, trustworthy news on Medicaid, special education and the systems surrounding disabled and neurodivergent children.

Valuable content for folx interested in special education

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Corey Peltier

Researcher + Teacher

Paul’s Substack of Useful Information

By Paul Coyne

Musings on Child Development, Education, and Behavior Analysis

Daniel Willingham

Cognitive psychologist

Another Normal

By Kris Burbank

News, resources and inspiration to help young people with disabilities bloom and grow.

Kris Burbank communicates well about parents' concerns

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Simplifying Special Ed Law

By Ashley Nyce

A newsletter about special education law and advocacy.

Ashley's observations merit monitoring.

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Life with Mars

By Life With Mars

These are my experiences and strategies when parenting an autistic boy - the hardships and the joys. Embracing nature, food and art to keep me grounded and present.

Another mother's take on parenting a child with autism

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The Educated Parent

By Laura McKenna

Be a better advocate for your kid and all kids

Laura McKenna has years of experience raising a child with autism.

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