by Dana Ludvik | May 29, 2025 | Lessons Learned
Nationwide shortages of special education teachers continue to affect schools across the country and in Nebraska. When teachers leave their districts, they take their expertise and the relationships they have built with students and families. This results in a loss...
by Dana Ludvik | Mar 31, 2025 | Lessons Learned
Get SET Nebraska is a federally funded project designed to increase special education teacher retention through mentorship, induction and administrative support. During the 2023-24 school year, 38 Nebraska school teams joined the program’s scale-up study and...
by Dana Ludvik | Jan 14, 2025 | Lessons Learned
Teachers across the country are experiencing increased levels of stress that lead to burnout. A 2022 Gallup survey found that 44% of K-12 teachers reported feeling “often” or “always” burnt out, while a 2023 RAND survey indicated that 58% of teachers frequently...
by Dana Ludvik | Nov 22, 2024 | Lessons Learned
Nationwide special education teacher shortages are affecting the availability of professionals to support students. Nebraska schools are also experiencing these shortages, with state reports highlighting a significant lack of special education teachers. It’s...
by Dana Ludvik | Oct 24, 2024 | Lessons Learned
Being a new special education teacher can be stressful. Special education teachers are tasked with learning policy and practice, planning learning for students, collaborating with general education teams and much more. This process can be overwhelming and cause...
