Last month I had the opportunity to present a new paper at the PEPG conference "School Choice: Tradeoffs and Evidence-Based Policy Making" — analyzing more than a decade of public opinion data on ESAs, school vouchers, and charter schools. I also focus on subgroup trends and

NEW ARTICLE ALERT: I argue that universal school vouchers & Education Savings Accounts are good policies in this Point/Counterpoint with @douglasharris99 in the policy journal JPAM. @ua_edreform @hpatrinos @RobertEnlow @Tommy_USA @bendegrow @JeanneAllen @AdamPeshek @ClarkRimsza

Our findings are interesting in light of a new study by @BrianKisida @colynritter24 @shulsie @g_ritt that finds that teachers are more likely than the general public to believe that schools should teach that America is good.

🚨New publication in a special issue of the Journal of School Choice @josc_official on race, ethnicity, and #schoolchoice, with @heidilauren1 Jennifer Gontram @CameronAnglum @BrianKisida and @g_ritt!

Education savings accounts allow families to have the most amount of flexibility when customizing their child's learning. In a new research report, EdChoice fellow Susan Pendergrass examines how families using the ESA in Arizona are creating unique educational experiences for

Our mission: make AI trustworthy on questions where getting it wrong has real consequences. As AI becomes the primary source for information, we need infrastructure that ensures these systems can handle questions where judgment matters as much as facts. More:

I love it when data shatter education myths! My former @ua_edreform students & colleagues often are the myth-busters, as here: "our nationally representative survey reveals that parents, the general public, & teachers largely agree that schools should teach about the Constitution

A similar pattern emerges regarding instruction on the Constitution and its core values, with teachers seven points more likely than both the general public and school parents to emphasize teaching the topic

"62% of teachers express that it is "very" or "extremely" important for schools to teach that the United States is a fundamentally good country, more than the general public (55%) and parents (59%)." @BrianKisida @shulsie @g_ritt @edchoice

Arizona and the Diffusion of Innovation https://t.co/w1i5tJ2fIh @edchoice @RobertEnlow @MQ_McShane @ClarkRimsza @JasonBedrick @jandrewclark @travispillow @exjon @PaulDBoyer @SeanMcCarthyAZ @DeAngelisCorey @LIESofSOSaz @rational_please @ALegalProcess @alexanderrusso @KevinBiesty

In May of 2023, our researchers saw a sharp decline in the number of teachers who said they would recommend their profession to a friend or family member. Those numbers have remained low for years and have remained low in this fall's teacher survey. https://t.co/yravB3fQPt

Should Schools Teach That America Is Good? - Education Next https://t.co/WaxjxwHAlK

Should Schools Teach That America Is Good? New paper out with @BrianKisida @colynritter24 & @g_ritt at @EducationNext.

"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the cellphone ban after that initial adjustment period." This is big: first U.S. causal study of cellphone bans via @nberpubs by David Figlio & @uozek Paging @JonHaidt @jean_twenge @profgalloway

Evidence is coming in: Removing phones improves learning. And this study was in Florida, which only bans phones DURING class time, which misses out on most of the benefits (social, discipline....) of a phone-free school day. https://t.co/1ZxlQzgqcH

New survey data on teacher experiences to start the 2025-2026 year. Good work @AlliAldis @edchoice https://t.co/kUlFeJ74Dn @tpress87 @pauldiperna @heatherlwalter @hpatrinos

Lots of interesting stuff in our new teacher poll. Teachers are more pessimistic about the state of education than parents! 🧵(link below)

For a deep dive into the results from the Arkansas universal #SchoolChoice program, as well as a Who reference, check out @pauldiperna's interview of me @edchoice! @LarsonPR @jasonrileywsj @wjmcgurn @alexanderrusso @KevinMahnken @JBarkerAR @rickhess99 https://t.co/wKdNlmP7cC

Pike Township tried to pass a budget. What they actually did was stage a five-act Shakespearean farce — ambition, chaos, betrayal… and absolutely nothing to show for it. 📝 Et Tu, Pike?

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Really good post today from @colynritter24, highlghting five states and what they do well when reporting school choice program information and data.