A national nonprofit that exists to transform education to ensure students furthest from opportunity achieve outcomes that lead to fulfilling lives.
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Jun 12
What does "proficient" actually mean for your child's future?
Join us June 17 for a live conversation with researchers, practitioners, and a parent advocate — drawing on our new report on what proficiency really looks like in practice. The conversation will be moderated by Bellwether's @arotherham.
Register here → linkedin.com/events/74676401…
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Jun 11
The boards that start strong in September do the work in July.
Join us June 18 12 p.m. ET to learn what the best charter board retreats have in common — and how to plan yours. Register here: bit.ly/4gdChKj
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Jun 11
U.S. test scores are declining. But if "proficient" means something different in every state, how do we know what we're actually measuring?
Before we can fix it, we need to see it clearly. → bellwether.org/publications/…
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Jun 10
New @NAEP data is out. 9-year-olds have made reading and math gains, but 13-year-olds haven't budged in 50 years. Today's middle schoolers were in 2nd and 3rd grade when COVID hit, and that disruption is still showing up in the data.
Bellwether's primer on "the science of reading" shows what's at stake — and what it will take to act: bit.ly/4xmCgKa
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Jun 10
New @NAEP data: only 14% of 13-year-olds read for fun almost every day, down from 35% forty years ago.
Meanwhile, @RANDCorporation finds just two-thirds of middle and high schoolers get one to four full books assigned per year.
We're in the middle of a #ScienceofReading revolution — and kids are reading for pleasure less than ever. Something isn't adding up 👇
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Jun 10
We've spent decades building tests to measure what students know. In the #AI era, that might need a second look.
That conversation is happening live #TODAY at 1 p.m. ET. Join us 👇
linkedin.com/events/74654221…
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Jun 10
This is what it sounds like when principals learn to read.
Literacy expert Emily Shisler is training Texas school leaders to simulate how students' brains learn to read — blending sounds, just like kids do.
This is the #ScienceofReading in action. 📚
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Jun 7
Behind every standardized test is a psychometrician asking: does this actually measure what we think it does? #AI complicates both that question and the answer.
@arotherham and Michelle Croft are talking through it live Wednesday, June 10 — drop your questions below and we'll bring them in.
Save your spot: bit.ly/4uNuZBs
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Jun 4
How do you know when an AI vendor is overselling?
🚩 Some red flags to watch out for from the Superintendent of Farmington Public Schools from a recent @HelloEedi webinar, moderated by Bellwether's @arotherham.
Catch the full conversation here: linkedin.com/events/74646775…
#AIeducation #edtech #AIEdu
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Jun 3
How do you measure student success when #AI is in the mix?
"Ask a Psychometrician" returns June 10 — a live conversation with Bellwether's @arotherham & Michelle Croft on AI and student assessment.
Drop your questions in the comments. We'll bring them in.
Register here: bit.ly/4uNuZBs
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Jun 3
If your district is facing school closures, stop and watch this. Words of wisdom from a superintendent who has been through it. His closing line is one worth writing down.
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Dr. Sonja Santelises, longtime CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, sat down for a frank and memorable exit conversation with Bellwether co-founder Andrew Rotherham, reflecting on her 10-year tenure leading the system buff.ly/nvxv3mk
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Jun 1
How do we use AI to boost student learning in ways that protect and preserve productive struggle?
Bellwether's Marissa Mission moderated a timely discussion at the @NSSAccelerator conference, with actionable tips for districts and classrooms.
▶️ Watch the full panel here: youtube.com/watch?v=LCqR5KsF…
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May 29
This month's work is about who gets access: to school, to strong instruction, and to a sustainable path forward.
These questions don't have easy answers — that's why we work through them with education leaders every day.
More in our monthly newsletter 👇
bellwether.org/newsletter-si…
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May 28
"I'm not listening to the critics. I'm listening to the parents." - @patbrantley, CEO of @FriendshipSchools.
🎙️ Don't miss the latest LIVE WonkyFolk episode from @CharterFolk with @arotherham and Jed Wallace.
🎧 Listen now: charterfolk.org/captivate-po…
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May 28
There's a lot of legislation related to Plyler v. Doe and immigrant students' access to education moving through state legislatures right now.
Bellwether tracked all of it: all 50 states, every governor's 2026 State of the State address, and the research on what school access means for students and communities.
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May 28
No one goes into district leadership to close a school. But that's the reality facing districts across the country right now.
TODAY we're live on LinkedIn with leaders who've been through it and have lessons to share.
Join here at 12 p.m. ET → linkedin.com/events/74603366…
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Check out Kerry's latest episode of the LiberatED Podcast, featuring @bellwetherorg ! #LiberatED #education #podcast
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