NEWS & INSIGHTS

BellXcel is absolutely delighted to announce that for the third consecutive year, our brilliant and innovative CEO Lauren Gilbert has been awarded Top-100 Women-led businesses in Massachusetts, home of BellXcel headquarters! This year's celebration was held virtually in light of the ongoing pandemic...

Each day, young scholars join together and recite this pledge. This daily practice is meant to empower them to believe in themselves, in their ability to evoke change, and to be a force for good in this world. For more than 25 years, BellXcel has worked for social justice through education. And...

As the pandemic continues to confine many children and families, it is entirely possible that millions of students could go without formal schooling for upwards of 6 months, leaving many students significantly behind in their learning trajectory at the start of the 2020-2021 school year. BellXcel...

We must collectively prioritize youth. COVID-19 restrictions are dramatically disrupting the ability for our youth to learn and develop, especially in communities where access to critical tools and resources are limited or non-existent. The learning gaps that youth will undoubtedly experience over...

Dear Friends, For all of us, this past week’s daycare and school closings due to COVID-19 have presented a multitude of new challenges and experiences. We at BellXcel and our affiliate the Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI) have thought deeply about our role and we are putting into...

We have exciting news to share. BellXcel has launched the Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI). Named in honor of our longtime board chair, Laurene Sperling, the Center is dedicated to increasing the quality and impact of youth-serving organizations by making evidence actionable. Too...

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — BellXcel is pleased to recognize Darryl Woods and Connel VanDiver with its Educator of the Year award. The Montgomery, AL, educators are essential to delivering dynamic, evidence-based summer learning with measurable outcomes at the YMCA of Greater Montgomery’s Power Scholar...

BOSTON — For the second consecutive year, BellXcel was named one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts by The Commonwealth Institute and Boston Globe Magazine. Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker was on hand to celebrate BellXcel and other distinguished organizations, representing...

Historically, the focus of BellXcel's internal program evaluation approach was measuring student-level academic and social-emotional outcomes. We engage teachers through survey research, but often only around program engagement and satisfaction. After a review of our evaluation data and anecdotal...