Bill Durbin

Academic Strategy Senior Adviser at Bellwether; runner, biker, Chicago pizza enthusiast; Advocate for quality, equitable, inclusive schools for all children

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

47% of parents have never received information about their district's AI policy. 57% have never been asked for input.

New from Bellwether: early AI parent engagement principles for districts and advocacy organizations: https://t.co/NzbZ1FuBzO

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

Bellwether is heading to NACSACon 2025 this week!

Join Carrie Irvin’s panel to learn how the charter sector can learn to work together toward student success. The session will cover what strategic, focused collaboration among education ecosystem organizations — including authorizers, city-based intermediaries, state charter associations, and advocacy and school support organizations — should look like.

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

We’re thrilled to unveil the School Quality Framework (SQF): a next-generation, comprehensive vision for school, network, and district excellence.

Learn more in our new blog (link in reply).

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

Are you (or your organization) considering a merger?

Join us on August 12 for a webinar answering all of your burning questions.

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NEW!

Amy Chen Kulesa, Marisa Mission, Michelle Croft, and Mary K. Wells explore the design, research, and implementation decisions that will shape whether AI helps or hurts the meaningful struggle that builds lifelong learners.

https://t.co/e8XOpciaPk

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

Since 2017, Bellwether has partnered with funders, organizations, and on-the-ground practitioners across the country leading place-based work.

In a new blog post, we highlight five essential traits of effective place-based initiatives. (Link in reply)

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Why should charter school boards prioritize school leader evaluations? 💡

https://t.co/AGKP7hkOXj

[John Bailey @John_Bailey]

1/7 Excited to announce Bellwether's report: Learning Systems: Shaping the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Full 181 page three-part series available: https://t.co/ElBRW6dtIX 🧵

AI offers a wide range of uses in education, from streamlining administrative tasks to providing personalized academic support for students to reimagining school staffing models. At the same time as education leaders explore applications of AI, they must carefully balance potential benefits with the inherent risks of such a new and rapidly changing technology.

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

ICYMI, Bellwether's Akeshia Craven-Howell recently shared a blog series on how district leaders can lead meaningful and inclusive strategic planning processes.

https://t.co/uK6xeopI6J

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

We have exciting news!

Please join us in congratulating @rggoldberg, who will be stepping into the Managing Partner role at Bellwether this fall. 🎉

Read more about the transition from Bellwether's co-founders, Mary Wells and Andy Rotherham. ⬇️

https://t.co/CUSVhb5b70

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Read the final part in our blog series from Akeshia Craven-Howell: Invest in Principal Supervisors: How Districts Can Unlock Strategy to Better Serve School Communities.

https://t.co/NVfBzFoQrh

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New on the Bellwether blog: Part two in our ongoing series from Akeshia Craven-Howell. ⬇️

Invest in Implementation: How Districts Can Unlock Strategy to Better Serve School Communities

https://t.co/E3zqxaL3OR

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

Join Bellwether for a happy hour at Boston's hottest new cocktail bar at #NCSC24! Network with education experts, enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres overlooking iconic Fenway Park, and share a toast to incoming NAPCS CEO Starlee Coleman.

https://t.co/MzgQDv5Di4

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Indiana Fever has expanded game broadcasts to 11 additional markets, now reaching 4.6M homes 👏🔥

[The 74 @The74]

“Growing up, the majority of my teachers did not look like me,” Friendship Aspire Academy supervisor Brianna Reynolds tells @gtoppo. The school now boasts many Black educators, part of a plan to boost achievement citywide https://t.co/mVXEvrCzK2

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

Catch us at the ASU+GSV Summit next week to talk about AI in Education!

https://t.co/xzxHYsP70f

[Bill Durbin @BillDDurbin]

Interested in working with the @bellwetherorg Strategic Advising practice area? We’re currently looking for professionals in all stages of their career. Click to learn more and apply:

https://t.co/VSVi5P7tOJ

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[Bill Durbin @BillDDurbin]

Interested in working with the @bellwetherorg Strategic Advising practice area? We’re currently looking for professionals in all stages of their career. Click to learn more and apply:

https://t.co/VSVi5P7tOJ

https://t.co/9DO6Uc2SgP

[Alex Spurrier @alspur]

The greatest potential for AI to disrupt K–12 education lies not in how students learn, but in how educational institutions organize and operate.

More from me and my @bellwetherorg colleague Amy Chen Kulesa via @educationgadfly: https://t.co/hJBjwUuAmL

[Bill Durbin @BillDDurbin]

@vivaserafina @iah Totally agree. I have started parking in B and then taking the train to C. Waaaay easier getting out of B parking straight to freeway.