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Andy Rotherham, Bellwether Education
Keynoting this year’s conference is Andy Rotherham, also known as “Eduwonk” – a nationally recognized expert in education policy. He will address the conference about the potential impact that federal level policymaking will have on schools and students across our country. Our breakout sessions are designed to provide research findings and to discuss their implications for policy and practice.
Andrew J. Rotherham, is a co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education, a non-profit organization working to improve educational outcomes for low-income students. Rotherham leads Bellwether’s thought leadership, idea generation, and policy strategy work. He also writes the blog Eduwonk.com and writes regularly for U.S. News & World Report. Rotherham previously served at The White House as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy during the Clinton administration and is a former member of the Virginia Board of Education. In addition to Bellwether, Rotherham has founded or co-founded two other successful education reform organizations including Education Sector and served on the boards of several other successful education start-ups.
Rotherham is the author or co-author of more than 125 articles, book chapters, papers, and op-eds about education policy and politics and is the author or editor of four books on educational policy. He is a senior fellow at the Center for Reinventing Public Education and also at the PostPartisan Foundation. He serves on advisory boards and committees for a variety of organizations including The Broad Foundation, Education Pioneers, Harvard University, and the National Governors Association. He is on the board of directors for the Indianapolis Mind Trust, Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, and Democrats for Education Reform.
