Our Insights

Through writing, analysis, and our insights, Bellwether’s got the pulse on what’s happening and emergent trends in the field.

Publications

Testing the Waters: Insights Into Parent Perspectives on Through-Year Assessment Implementation

Michelle Croft | Titilayo Tinubu Ali | Bonnie O'Keefe

Lasting Change: A Policy Playbook for Improving State K-12 Finance Systems

Indira Dammu | Carrie Hahnel

State Education Finance

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Shared Strategies: An Examination of Bellwether’s School Cohort Program

THOMAS GOLD | PAUL BEACH | MELISSA STEEL KING | LEONARD D.T. NEWBY

Blog

Hidden Costs of a Variable Base: Lessons and Cautionary Tales in State School Funding Policy

Linea Harding

Testing the Waters: A Q&A Featuring Dr. Shaunté Duggins at the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning

Michelle Croft

What Michigan’s New Concentrated Poverty Funding Can Teach Other States

Biko McMillan | Bonnie O’Keefe

Declining Enrollment is Leading to School Closures. How Can Districts Limit the Harm to Their Most Vulnerable Students?

Carrie Hahnel | Max Marchitello

News & Press

Education Board Partners Will Join Bellwether

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Bellwether Announces the First “Filling the Gap” Cohort to Help Families Access Supplemental Education Opportunities

Bellwether

Bellwether launches Beta by Bellwether, a multi-issue, multi-year endeavor, to tackle systemic inequities in U.S. education

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Filling the Gap Webinar: Learn About the RFI

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All Insights

Declining Enrollment is Leading to School Closures. How Can Districts Limit the Harm to Their Most Vulnerable Students?

Carrie Hahnel | Max Marchitello

Steps Policymakers Should Take to Make School Funding Data More Accessible

Alex Spurrier

Shared Strategies: An Examination of Bellwether’s School Cohort Program

THOMAS GOLD | PAUL BEACH | MELISSA STEEL KING | LEONARD D.T. NEWBY

Scaling Opportunity

MARISA MISSION | BRIAN ROBINSON | PAUL BEACH | NICK LEE | HAROLD HINDS

Education and Housing Advocates Must Work Together to Dismantle the Segregation of Our Schools and Communities

Carrie Hahnel

New National Data Shows COVID’s Impact on School Enrollment and State Finance

Krista Kaput

Building Parent Power: A Q&A with Parents Amplifying Voices in Education’s Maya Martin Cadogan

KRISTA KAPUT | KELLY ROBSON FOSTER

Building Parent Power: A Q&A with Kids First Chicago’s Daniel Anello

KRISTA KAPUT | KELLY ROBSON FOSTER

Building Parent Power: A Q&A with FaithActs for Education’s Jamilah Prince-Stewart

Krista Kaput | Kelly Robson Foster

Building Parent Power

Krista Kaput | Kelly Robson Foster | Alex Cortez

How Will Declining K-12 Enrollment Affect Teacher Pensions?

Chad Aldeman

Did COVID-19 Lead to a Surge in Teacher Retirements? The Data Are In, and the Answer Is No

Chad Aldeman

How Much Do School Districts Spend on Teacher Pensions?

Chad Aldeman

Make AI Work for Everyone: Underrepresented Students Shouldn’t Be Left Behind

Amy Chen Kulesa | Alex Spurrier

Teacher Appreciation Week: Former Educators Reflect on Time in the Classroom

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