Mr. Rotherham's presentation was lively, relevant and engaging. Participants left feeling inspired as well as challenged. Participants walked away from the luncheon presentation with concrete ideas for action. It was a success all around! Few professionals have the ability to cross the education, policy and political arena with such deep knowledge, insight and passion. Andrew Rotherham is one of those unique individuals who can frame a question or present information in a way that informs, stimulates and challenges the audience to engage with the topic and to think beyond boundaries. Andy has an easy and comfortable rapport with his audience. He has a unique ability to explain the nexus of education policy and the politics of education. He is insightful and provocative, offering anecdotes and predictive glimpses that naturally prompt a healthy debate on the topic he is addressing. Andy brings a forward-thinking and especially informed voice to public education policy. His national scope and in-depth knowledge of state-level public education matters are invaluable to those of us working on state and local level policies. Add a dose of real-life politics and Andy is a provocative, motivating and essential thinker for anyone who needs to know where we are going as a nation or a community with regard to public education. Andrew Rotherham is a consistently fresh, challenging, and cogent thinker. He is familiar with the scholarly research and is connected to leading figures of the day, and uses that knowledge and savvy to provide provocative, insightful takes on key educational debates. A polished speaker who can switch easily from politics to policy and back again, he is one of the nation?s most influential voices on questions of schooling and educational policy. Andrew Rotherham?s knowledge of an array of issues and his ability to communicate them clearly to governors and their advisors has made him a valuable resource to the National Governors Association. Andy Rotherham was the keynote presenter at the 13th Annual Education Law Conference. He presented an excellent and exceptionally well-received keynote session and also engaged in a significant small group workshop with participants. Mr. Rotherham?s talk was organized, articulate, and to the point. More importantly, it was thought and conversation provoking as evinced by the ?buzz? after the session and during the conference.