Bella DiMarco is a policy analyst for FutureEd. Prior to joining FutureEd, Bella worked at the Afterschool Alliance, where she contributed to the efforts of both the research and field outreach teams, overall working toward expanding access to afterschool and summer learning programs for underserved youth. She graduated from the University of Richmond with a double major in leadership studies and psychology, and a minor in education and society.

Work by Bella DiMarco

How Medicaid Can Help Schools Sustain Support for Students’ Mental Health
Phyllis W. Jordan Anne Dwyer Bella DiMarco Margaux Johnson-Green May 17, 2022Among the Covid-19 pandemic’s most pernicious aftershocks is its impact on student…

School Districts’ Post-Covid Strategies for Summer Learning
Bella DiMarco Phyllis W. Jordan May 02, 2022Summer has traditionally been a time when students lose some of the skills they gained…

Legislative Tracker: Parent-Rights Bills in the States
Bella DiMarco May 01, 2022The growing movement to give parents more control of their children’s education has produced a…

Financial Trends in Local Schools’ Covid-Aid Spending
Bella DiMarco Phyllis W. Jordan Apr 14, 2022(Updated with April 5 data) Nearly a year after Congress approved $122 billion in Covid-relief…

An Analysis of Local School Districts’ Ambitious Post-Covid Tutoring Plans
Phyllis W. Jordan Bella DiMarco Thomas Toch Apr 05, 2022In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called on local educators…

How District Poverty Levels Influence Covid-Relief Spending
Phyllis W. Jordan Bella DiMarco Apr 05, 2022(Updated April 4, 2022) For decades, many school districts with the largest share of students…

Governors Push for Teachers Pay, Parents Rights, and Job Training
Bella DiMarco Nathan Kriha Mar 07, 2022In a time of political polarization, the nation’s Republican and Democratic governors agree on one…

National, Regional Trends in Educators’ Covid-Relief Spending
Phyllis W. Jordan Bella DiMarco Mar 01, 2022(Updated with March 1 data) With billions to spend in Covid-relief money, school districts and…

Covid-Aid Spending Trends by City, Suburban, Rural School Districts
Bella DiMarco Phyllis W. Jordan Mar 01, 2022(Updated with March 1 data) The Covid pandemic can look different in a small rural…