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Andrew Rotherham

Andrew Rotherham is a co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education, a national non-profit organization working to support educational innovation and improve educational outcomes for low-income students. He is also the executive editor of Real Clear Education, part of the Real Clear Politics family of news and analysis websites, writes the blog Eduwonk.com, and is the co-publisher of “Education Insider,” a federal policy analysis tool produced by Whiteboard Advisors. 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. He was education columnist for TIME and a regular contributor to U.S. News and World Report.

Rotherham is the author or co-author of more than 250 published 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 serves on advisory boards and committees for a variety of organizations including Education Pioneers, The Broad Foundation, the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) and the Center for Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington. Rotherham is Vice Chair of the Curry School of Education Foundation at the University of Virginia, and serves on the Visiting Committee for the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Articles by Andrew Rotherham

Andrew Rotherham

Articles by Andrew Rotherham

Defeating a Shooter at a School Should Be the Very Last Line of Defense

Parents Are Owed the Truth About Learning Loss. NAEP Proves It

A New Initiative to Tackle Education’s Big Problems

A Note of Humanity as Utah Gov Vetoes Trans Ban Aimed at Just 4 Kids

Opinion: $750M Charter Grant a Litmus Test for White Democrats on School Choice

National Commission Needed on Transgender Student Athletes

School Relief Funds Are an Opportunity — With Risks

Rotherham: Restaurants Innovated as a Result of COVID-19. Education Largely Did Not. In Our Relief Over the Pandemic’s Coming End, the Opportunity May Slip Away

Rotherham: Cardona a Deft Pick for Ed Secretary at a Time When Political Fights Should Be Secondary to the Disaster Facing Millions of Students

Rotherham: Who the Next Ed Secretary Will Be Is the Wrong Parlor Game. The Real Question — Which Party Will Get Its Act Together on Education First?

Rotherham: This Has Been a Golden Era of Education Spending. Our Aging Population Is About to Put an End to It, Whatever Politicians Do

74 Interview: In a Galaxy of Ed Tech, How to Figure Out What Distance Learning Materials Really Work, and Expert Bart Epstein’s Unconventional Home Learning Strategies

Rotherham: Kick Out School Resource Officers? Sure. But Counselors Must Be Brought In to Take Their Place

Rotherham: Kick Out School Resource Officers? Sure. But Counselors Must Be Brought In to Take Their Place

Interview: Jeb Bush on States Taking Lead on Schools Amid Coronavirus

74 Interview — Jeb Bush: Evolution of Republican Party ‘a Mess’; Americans Must Stop ‘Obsession About Washington, D.C.,’ and Look Toward States to Lead Through Coronavirus Crisis

Rotherham: From Homeschooling to the Digital Divide to Philanthropy, 10 Questions About COVID-19 and the Future of Education

74 Interview — Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Implores Federal Leaders to Unite: ‘You’ve Got to Bring People Together Before You Can Start Solving Problems’

74 Interview: Democrats for Education Reform’s Shavar Jeffries Pushes Feds: Coronavirus a ‘Historic Opportunity’ to Lead National Effort to Rethink Education

74 Interview: Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Urges ‘Empathetic Leadership’ Through ‘Brutal’ Coronavirus Crisis and Toward a New Normal

Rotherham: Why America’s Schools Should Stay Open This Summer

Rotherham: Why America’s Schools Should Stay Open This Summer

74 Interview: Polling Expert and Former WH Aide Greg Schneiders on Where Education Advocates Must Do Better — and What You Didn’t Know About Carter’s Time in Office

Rotherham: Phonics. Whole Language. Balanced Literacy. The Problem Isn’t That We Don’t Know How to Teach Reading — It’s Politics

Rotherham: Phonics. Whole Language. Balanced Literacy. The Problem Isn’t That We Don’t Know How to Teach Reading — It’s Politics

74 Interview: Law Professor Jack Coons on Rethinking School Funding, Restoring Authority to Low-Income Families Through Education and His Role in the Historic Serrano v. Priest Cases

74 Interview: Law Professor Jack Coons on Rethinking School Funding, Restoring Authority to Low-Income Families Through Education and His Role in the Historic Serrano v. Priest Cases

Rotherham — In Appreciation of George H.W. Bush’s Education Legacy: Bipartisanship, Equity, and Our Ongoing National Conversation About School Standards

Rotherham — In Appreciation of George H.W. Bush’s Education Legacy: Bipartisanship, Equity, and Our Ongoing National Conversation About School Standards

Rotherham: 5 Ways the Midterm Elections Will Have Major Implications for Education Reform

Rotherham: 5 Ways the Midterm Elections Will Have Major Implications for Education Reform

Rotherham: Inside a Very Special Summer Camp for Young Burn Survivors — Where Every Kid Gets to Be a Kid for at Least One Week a Year

Rotherham: What Will Teachers Unions Look Like After the Supreme Court’s Janus Decision? Expect Them to Be Smaller but More Political & Hard-Core

The 74 Interview: Strayer University President Brian Jones on Social Justice, ‘Pragmatic Compromise,’ and Becoming a ‘Thoroughbred’

Rotherham: 3 Things to Consider About Trump’s Risky, but Not Necessarily Bad, Idea to Merge the Education & Labor Departments

Rotherham: What the Washington Capitals Just Taught a Whole Generation of Young Hockey Fans About Embracing Your Emotions — and Living in the Moment

Rotherham: School Shootings Are Rare. We Need to Dial Back the Fear So Students Can Engage on the Issue of Guns in Society

Pache & Rotherham: Being Prepared for a School Shooting Doesn’t Mean Scaring Kids. It Just Means the Adults Have to Be Ready

Rotherham: Even 1 School Shooting Is Too Many. But in Our Panic, We’re Missing a Far More Common Problem We Need to Solve

Rotherham: Students Walking Out of Class in Protest Have the Right Idea. It’s the Adults Who Are Messing It Up

The 74 Interview: Olympian Alex Rigsby on Winning Gold, Learning Through Sports, and Mentoring 4 Classrooms of Kids

The 74 Interview: Teacher of the Year and Gun Owner Nate Bowling on Arming Teachers & Keeping Kids Safe in School

Rotherham: As Governors Convene for Axios Education Town Hall, Looking Beyond ESSA & School Shootings to Broader Crises Affecting Schools

Rotherham: From Planning to Practice, 2018 Is the Year the Every Student Succeeds Act Gets Interesting

Rotherham: Matt Damon Seems Blissfully Ignorant of Many Things. So Why Should We Listen to Him on Schools?

O’Keefe & Rotherham: Data Should Tell Parents How Their Kid’s School is Doing. Right Now, It Doesn’t

Korman & Rotherham: You Can Help Schools and Social Service Agencies Collaborate Better for Students

Rotherham & Marchitello: 2 Things States Should Not Do as They Finally Face Teacher Pension Crisis

Korman & Rotherham: An Open Letter to Presidential Candidate Mr. The Rock About Rethinking Juvenile Justice

Rotherham: Why Won’t Betsy DeVos Answer Hard Questions?

O’Keefe & Rotherham: Why Underground Testing Consortia Are Thriving

Pennington & Rotherham: Why California’s Bid to Kill Income Tax for Teachers Is a Terrible Idea

Rotherham & Schmitz: 1 Million Teachers Don’t Get Social Security. Trump Can Make It Great Again By Letting Them In

Andy Rotherham: The Democrats Are Betting on Competence, Not Education Policy, for November

Michael Bloomberg, the Education Candidate?