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August 26, 2025The Journal of Special Education

Exploring the Mobility of Special Education Teachers into School Principal Positions

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LSLaRon A. ScottAWAndrew Wojcik

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Overview

Analysis highlights limited movement into principal roles among special education teachers, suggesting urgent need for improved leadership support.

Key Points

  • A small percentage of special education teachers earn leadership endorsements, impacting career mobility.
  • From 2005 to 2019, few special education teachers of color transitioned into principal roles, highlighting diversity issues.
  • Analysis of licensure data from 33,611 special education teachers showed trends in mobility by race and gender.
  • These findings suggest a need for enhanced support systems to better meet the unique needs of diverse special education teachers.

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Scott et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af61fdad7bf08b1eae27fehttps://doi.org/10.1177/00224669251364825
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