Cassidy Klutts (Syftestad)
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Ph.D., Ed Policy | @ua_edreform | @Hillsdale | School choice advocate & proponent of classical Christian education
Northwest Arkansas
Joined September 2020
More evidence that an expansive educational bureaucracy doesn't help students learn. In fact, it undercuts learning.
"We find a robust positive relationship between union density and staff-to-student ratios... Furthermore, the expansion of these ratios also predicts the deterioration in math and reading scores, particularly among 8th graders, across states over time."
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Interested in education policy? Passionate about leveraging research to drive reform? Join @ua_edreform’s upcoming Virtual Town Hall. This event will provide a unique opportunity to learn more about our Education Policy Ph.D. Program directly from faculty, staff, & students.
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It's official! All students in New Hampshire legislature expanded its ESA program, now all students are eligible!
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Alison Heape-Johnson has successfully defended her dissertation, "Backpack funding: What happens when dollars follow the student?" Congratulations, Dr. Johnson!
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STUDY ALERT: Large positive effects of Ohio EdChoice program on likelihood of college enrollment & degree completion. @chingos @urbaninstitute #SchoolChoice
https://t.co/oKwoxwD4tS
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More than a million US students now participate in private school choice programs because of recent growth in vouchers, tax credit scholarships, education sa…
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Congrats to @BradBuckleyDVM & his legislative colleagues for delivering a Texas-sized universal Education Savings Account program to the Lone Star State with this morning’s House vote. The path to #SchoolChoice in TX has been a long and winding one, 28 years in the making. A 🧵
BREAKING: Texas House just passed UNIVERSAL SCHOOL CHOICE. The vote was 85 to 63. The Senate already passed a similar bill 19 to 12. Texas will be the 16th state to pass universal school choice. This is the way.
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RT @FlowTap1: Love this essay by @McCormickProf: "a “new wave of classical education”—schools committed to reading the great books, delvin…
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These states have school choice programs that allow for universal usage of funds by the families who utilize them. Having this type of flexibility is important because families should have a wide range of options to choose from to educate their student. More information about
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Lost in all of the excitement over downsizing the @usedgov is that this wouldn't be the first time. There's precedent! A year after Andrew Johnson signed into law the Dept. of Ed in 1867, it was demoted to a small office of ed.
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New @AnnenbergInst working paper with John Thompson and @eric_wearne! We survey a national sample of hybrid school leaders to understand how these school leaders measure student success.
edworkingpapers.com
Hybrid school enrollments are trending up and many parents express a diverse range of reasons for enrolling their children in hybrid schools. Yet little is known about the pedagogical goals pursued...
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Branding / marketing observation that a lot of colleges don’t get: This directly appeals to a special kind of student. And that raises the profile of an entire institution—including for students to whom it doesn’t directly appeal.
Look at this beautiful stack! These are the books for students in their first semester in the Honors College @utulsa. Our first course is titled "The Three Ancient Cities: Athens, Rome, Jerusalem" 🤓🦉📚
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Thank you for everything, Dr. Wolf! I’m glad to know you! @FlowTap1
Congratulations to Dr @CSyftestad on the successful defense of her dissertation on #ClassicalSchooling
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What a good day that was! Thank you for supporting me through thick and thin, @AlisonHeapeJohn 🤍 I can’t wait for your turn!
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Great piece by @MrDanielBuck calling for research on #ClassicalSchools. Tomorrow, @ua_edreform graduate student @CSyftestad defends her policy dissertation on, you guessed it, classical education. Ask and ye shall receive. Seek and ye shall find. https://t.co/FYE1RyJgUc
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Classical education has surged in popularity, with 264 new schools cropping up since 2019, a host of think pieces analyzing its
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People matching artworks by Stefan Draschan - a thread 🧵
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.@ua_edreform doctoral fellow @AlisonHeapeJohn did a terrific job summarizing the takeaways from our meta-analysis of private schooling & civic outcomes in this @AACS_DC podcast! @MattieH04 @SarahR_Morris @LarsonPR @DeAngelisCorey @BernerEd @edchoice
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Podcast Episode · AACS Today · 06/03/2024 · 30m
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My latest commentary on #SchoolChoice, published today in @TheHillOpinion. @DeAngelisCorey @lindseymburke @Dyrnwyn @mylesxmendoza @andrewrcamp @JParkYYC @ginnygentles @nsgarnett @Tommy_USA @WaltBlanksJr @DenishaMweather @LaurieLee0966 @DaionDaniels
thehill.com
School choice is politically popular. The national scholarship opportunity would bring meaningful school choice to the 17 states that are school choice deserts.
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I am proud to be an alumna of @Hillsdale "To sit with friends, to learn, to eat, to pray in many languages, to eat some more — what a perfect thing to do with the freedom that Hillsdale so ardently defends."
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Recent events on college campuses have invited Sara Garfinkle to reflect on her college experience — and what it could have been had if she attended another school.
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