Articles by Andy Smarick

Andy Smarick is a Partner in Bellwether’s Policy and Thought Leadership practice, joining the organization in 2012. Andy is a member of the Maryland State Board of Education ​and the author of “The Urban School System of the Future.” He served as New Jersey’s Deputy Commissioner of Education where he helped lead initiatives including the state’s successful ESEA waiver and Race to the Top 3 applications, the launching of a new teacher evaluation system, and an overhaul of the department’s charter school authorizing.