Newspaper headlines continue to highlight the tensions and disagreements in education around testing and accountability, DEI, free speech and diversity of thought, TitleIX, unions, governance, and more! Hear from leading thought leaders in the education field around the politics of education and why it is so difficult to come to consensus about anything in education today.
GUEST: Andy Rotherham, Founding Partner, Bellwether
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Speakers and Presenters
Aimee Guidera, IOP Spring 2026 Resident Fellow; Former Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia;
Andy Rotherham, Founding Partner, Bellwether