ReSchool Colorado’s initiatives reveal the possibilities that could emerge if barriers between schools and communities were lowered—and if new structures to support students and their families were built in their place.
Travis Pillow
Senior Fellow
Travis Pillow started his career as a journalist based in Florida’s capitol, covering politics, budgets, health care, and education policy for several online publications and Gannett newspapers. He later became editor of redefinED, a website chronicling the new definition of public education in Florida and elsewhere, and did other policy and communications work for Step Up For Students, the nonprofit that administers two of the nation’s largest private school choice programs.
04/2019
Sustaining Improvement after State Takeovers: Lessons from New Orleans
This report examines how New Orleans education officials have managed the return of nearly all of the city’s public schools to the control of the local elected school board for the first time since the state takeover of public...
11/2018
To Serve Every Student Well, Design for the Tails, Not the Mean
This essay explores how an education system built to meet the needs of “square pegs” could benefit all students.
11/2018
Funding a Nimble System
This essay explores what it would take to ensure that personalized and weighted funding follows students across multiple learning experiences.
Feb 5 2019
Offering lower-income families an allowance to customize out-of-school learning experiences could help close the enrichment gap.
Nov 13 2018
Sivan Tuchman and Travis Pillow share findings from a new analysis of student access to out-of-school learning opportunities in Denver.
Sep 25 2018
Travis Pillow argues that the charter school movement, to overcome barriers to growth, must become part of the solution to big problems in public education.
Sep 13 2018
Even with a simplified process for choosing high schools, accessing high-quality options remains a challenge for some families.
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