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February 26, 2017
Media
1 Million Teachers Don’t Get Social Security. Trump Can Make It Great Again By Letting Them In
Andrew J. Rotherham
Kirsten Schmitz
At some point, the marriage of convenience between Republicans and President Donald Trump will end. One likely cause? Irreconcilable differences about entitlement spending. And teachers should watch out that they don’t get caught in a nasty custody battle.

The 74
February 23, 2017
Media
Bathroom Wars
Andrew J. Rotherham
5 things to keep in mind as Trump rescinds Obama-era guidance for transgender students.

U.S. News & World Report
January 9, 2017
Media
What Does Betsy DeVos Believe?
Andrew J. Rotherham
5 questions for Trump's nominee to run the Department of Education

U.S. News & World Report
December 5, 2016
Media
Trump's School Choice
Andrew J. Rotherham
The president-elect can push for school choice without alienating Democrats.

U.S. News & World Report
November 8, 2016
Media
Education Mattered in 2016
Andrew J. Rotherham
Education played a role in both Clinton's and Trump's campaigns.

U.S. News & World Report
October 19, 2016
Media
A Roadmap for Better Teacher Prep
Andrew J Rotherham
Ashley LiBetti Mitchel
New federal guidelines aim to hold teacher prep programs accountable.

U.S. News & World Report
September 15, 2016
Media
Rethinking High School
Andrew J Rotherham
A one-hour town hall event Rethinking High School with Soledad O'Brien -- a moderated panel discussion with students, teachers, education leaders and parents on innovating high school education -- from the historic campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.

WETA/WHUT TV
September 7, 2016
Publication
16 for 2016: 16 Education Policy Ideas for the Next President
Andrew J. Rotherham
Jennifer O'Neal Schiess
Education is not getting much attention on the presidential campaign trail, but that doesn’t mean the next administration won’t face a variety of opportunities and challenges in the education sector.
16 for 2016: 16 Education Policy Ideas for the Next President offers a set of innovative, provocative, and forward-looking policy ideas addressing different aspects of the education world from thinkers and doers with a range of backgrounds and experiences.

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September 6, 2016
Media
We need more charter schools — but the debate can’t end there
Andrew J Rotherham
What is the most important thing the next administration could do to change disparities in K-12 education?

Washington Post
July 26, 2016
Media
The Democrats Are Betting on Competence, Not Education Policy, for November
Andrew Rotherham
As long as the Democrats don’t burn the place down, it’s going to be hard for them to have a worse convention than the GOP just did.

The 74
July 25, 2016
Media
DNC Live Blog: Bellwether & The 74 Million's Convention Coverage
Max Marchitello
Hailly Korman
Chad Aldeman
Kaitlin Pennington
Kirsten Schmitz
Andrew Rotherham
Live blog coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention

The 74
July 20, 2016
Media
Democrats Aren't Done With Education
Andrew Rotherham
Don't write off Hillary Clinton or Democratic Party when it comes to education reform.

U.S. News & World Report