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Gwen Baker
GwenBakerSenior AdviserStrategic AdvisingBackground: Gwen Baker is a senior adviser with Bellwether Education Partners in the Strategic Advising practice area. She has over 15 years of experience in...
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Miles to Go: Bringing School Transportation into the 21st Century
Miles to Go: Bringing School Transportation into the 21st CenturyJennifer O'Neal SchiessPhillip Burgoyne-AllenMay 2, 2017PublicationEvery day, nearly 25 million students ride a big yellow bus to...
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Bill Durbin
BillDurbinAcademic Strategy Senior AdviserStrategic AdvisingBackground: Bill Durbin is the academic strategy senior adviser at Bellwether Education Partners. Bill has worked in the education field over...
View ArticleBetter Buses: Three Ways to Improve School Transportation, in Under 3 Minutes
Better Buses: Three Ways to Improve School Transportation, in Under 3 Minutes November 15, 2017PublicationSchool buses might not grab headlines, but they are a critical part of American K-12 education,...
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Eight Cities
Eight CitiesLynne GrazianoJason WeebyTanya PapernySara MeadOctober 23, 2018PublicationHow do you build a continuously improving system of schools? Eight Cities is a new website from Bellwether...
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Fairness in Facilities
Fairness in FacilitiesKelly RobsonJuliet SquireLynne GrazianoJanuary 10, 2019Publication“Fairness in Facilities” takes a look at recent district and charter school construction projects in three Idaho...
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The State of the Charter Sector
The State of the Charter SectorAshley LiBettiPhillip Burgoyne-AllenBrandon LewisKirsten SchmitzJanuary 22, 2019PublicationCharter schools currently serve 3 million students in more than 7,000 schools...
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Changing Enrollment, Fiscal Strain, and Facilities Challenges in California’s...
Changing Enrollment, Fiscal Strain, and Facilities Challenges in California’s Urban SchoolsAlex SpurrierMay 15, 2019PublicationMany of California’s urban public schools, both traditional and charter,...
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California's Special Education Funding System Creates Challenges and...
California's Special Education Funding System Creates Challenges and Opportunities for District and Charter SchoolsMax MarchitelloJennifer O’Neal SchiessMay 15, 2019PublicationTight budgets are a...
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Education in the American South: Historical Context, Current State, and...
Education in the American South: Historical Context, Current State, and Future PossibilitiesKelly RobsonJennifer O’Neal SchiessJustin TrinidadMay 22, 2019PublicationAny movement serious about improving...
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The Challenges and Opportunities in School Transportation Today
The Challenges and Opportunities in School Transportation TodayPhillip Burgoyne-AllenKatrina BooneJuliet Squire Jennifer O’Neal SchiessJuly 23, 2019PublicationEvery day, America’s fleet of roughly...
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Intersection Ahead: School Transportation, School Integration, and School Choice
Intersection Ahead: School Transportation, School Integration, and School ChoicePhillip Burgoyne-AllenBonnie O’KeefeJennifer O’Neal SchiessAugust 27, 2019PublicationToday, more states and districts are...
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Local Roots Take the Lead: Lessons From Rural Charter Schools
Local Roots Take the Lead: Lessons From Rural Charter SchoolsKelly RobsonBrandon LewisJuliet SquireSeptember 10, 2019PublicationWhen rural charter schools succeed, what conditions enable their results?...
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Media: “Three Factors Critical to Rural Charter Schools’ Success” in...
Media: “Three Factors Critical to Rural Charter Schools’ Success” in EducationNextAs of the 2017-18 school year, 809 rural charter schools nationwide serve approximately 256,000 students. Though that’s...
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How Four Rural Schools Reminded Me of the Fundamentals of Quality Education
How Four Rural Schools Reminded Me of the Fundamentals of Quality EducationOver the past year, Kelly Robson, Brandon Lewis, and I visited charter schools in four rural communities across the country....
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Media: “One HBCU and One Black-Led Charter School Team Up to Ensure Success...
Media: “One HBCU and One Black-Led Charter School Team Up to Ensure Success for Rural Students of Color” in EdPostMy colleagues and I recently conducted in-depth case studies of four rural charter...
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Four Possible Reasons Universal Vouchers Have More Public Support than...
Four Possible Reasons Universal Vouchers Have More Public Support than Charter SchoolsUniversal vouchers, which provide government funding to families to offset the cost of private school tuition, are...
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Warren Wants to Slash the Program I Evaluate — But I’ve Seen It Work
Warren Wants to Slash the Program I Evaluate — But I’ve Seen It WorkLast week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released her education plan, where she proposed slashing federal funding for the expansion of public...
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The Innovations That Charter Schools Were Supposed to Spur Are Finally Taking...
The Innovations That Charter Schools Were Supposed to Spur Are Finally Taking RootRemember way back when charter schools were new and people thought that their innovations — and lessons from those...
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School Choice Isn’t That Simple for Youth in Foster Care
School Choice Isn’t That Simple for Youth in Foster CareIn theory, students in foster care, who may relocate frequently, would be prime candidates to benefit from school choice, with its specialized...
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