Aaron Smith
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Director of Education Reform at Reason Foundation. Free minds and free markets. @ReasonFdn @Reason
Phoenix, AZ
Joined June 2012
Reason’s latest K-12 study takes a comprehensive look at resources and outcomes for all 50 states over the past two decades. Bringing together key revenue, expenditure, enrollment, staffing, and NAEP data, here are five key takeaways from our report. https://t.co/GQrgW26v04
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Examining key education spending, enrollment, staffing, and student performance data over the past two decades in all 50 states.
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Dismal new 12th grade results on “The Nation’s Report Card” dropped today. Are the nation’s high school principals on the case? Well, here’s the statement from the National Association of Secondary School Principals: “Today’s results are a sobering reminder that too many
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Nice charts summarizing 12th grade NAEP performance over time. Pay particular attention to the below basic threshold.
The 12th grade NAEP scores are not an anomaly, just extends the pattern we see from the last decade: - Rising "Below Basic" - Shrinking Basic/Proficient - Slight increase in "At Advanced" (see charts below)
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The research firm Burbio looked at the frequency of keywords appearing in public school strategic plans. At a time when public schools have lost over a million students and reading scores have cratered, they seem to be focusing on the wrong things.
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Jesus Christ.
🚨Alert: "We are fully ready for REGIME CHANGE in VENEZUELA! The final decision to change the regime in Venezuela is up to President Trump!” - Secretary of War Hegseth
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Interesting and informative long-form piece from @reason about the surge in #SchoolChoice. https://t.co/g81aQsnolM via @reason
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School days will come go, but they're better when families can choose their schools and not just be assigned by default.
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This post contains a pinned answer to all of the inane & repetitive pro-tariff talking points on this site, so that I don't have to waste any more time responding to them. You will find the answers below, and if you continue pestering me anyway with the same inane talking points,
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Former civics teacher here. As a public service here's a Top Ten list of things politicians, elected officials--as well as students and their teachers--often get wrong about the Constitution and U.S. government. 🧵👇
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Funding Education Great of @JudeSchwalbach to continue to call attention to the epidemic of chronic absenteeism. Kids aren't benefiting from school if they aren't showing up! @reason @matthewladner @lizcohen12 @natmalkus
https://t.co/UYurpSgWrm via @ReasonFdn
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Plus, school choice news from New Hampshire and North Carolina.
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I worked in this environment for a long time. Discipline is ultimately why I left the classroom. Most schools use PBIS - even if they call it MTSS. PBIS/MTSS wraps behavior and SEL into academics. It dilutes instruction and shifts the focus away from learning. As City Journal
🧵You might’ve heard of restorative justice and how it’s messed up school discipline. But have you heard of PBIS? For @CityJournal, I investigate how PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) is leading to classroom anarchy
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If Your Child Hates School, Maybe School Is The Problem https://t.co/vYUtVZNnzI
@ColleenHroncich reviews a great new book from @Kerry_edu.
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'Joyful Learning' reminds us that education doesn’t have to be bleak to be effective.
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Remarkable paradigm shift here. A few cringe-worthy moments are worth the overall reporting and vibe of this piece and the ending! The Homemade Scholar, by Chandler Fritz
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A new frontier in American education
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We've learned so much about tutoring in the past five years that I wrote a book about it! I visited 19 schools in 7 states, & spoke to dozens of folks across government, research, advocacy, and tutoring providers. Excited to share the book with the world on Oct 14!
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Under Governor @KellyAyotte, New Hampshire students have more choices than ever before. ⛰️ She recently signed a bill empowering families to transfer to any public school in their district with open seats.
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If we want to boost education, we are going to have to do it the old fashioned way: actually know something about education policy and research
A new study found that monthly $1,000 payments to low-income families had little effect on educational outcomes over the course of three years. The cash payments had no strings attached, totaling $36,000.
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More on the study in today’s WSJ: https://t.co/w5SFSLlfed
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A test of free $1,000 grants showed few social or natalist benefits.
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A new study found that monthly $1,000 payments to low-income families had little effect on educational outcomes over the course of three years. The cash payments had no strings attached, totaling $36,000.
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@laurameckler wrote a story this week for @wapo called "Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars" featuring Roosevelt Elementary but examine AZ's Open Enrollment & ESA quarterly reports etc. https://t.co/sAAWomL1sY page 17 you wind up with this:
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Perfectly said, discourse that’s civil is the best. These two paragraphs from the recent WaPo article on AZ schools resonate.
I disagree with @MartinCharlieAZ’s stance on ESAs, but appreciate how he engages in good faith and substantive policy debates. This is a good example of that.
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