Jason Bedrick is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy.
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On Thursday, Florida became the first state in the union to adopt the Phoenix Declaration as its guiding vision for education. After a brief hearing,… Read More
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Arizona is one of the nation’s leading states in offering families education choice—and families are loving it. Three out of four parents support the state’s… Read More
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The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress are nothing short of catastrophic. They are an indictment of an education system that has… Read More
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Universal school choice policies are sweeping the nation. But not all policies are created equal. As the experience in two states demonstrates, how the policies… Read More
Education Commentary
Stop giving money to your adversaries. This should seem like an obvious rule of politics. But until the Trump administration went after funding for NPR,… Read More
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For decades, American education reformers have promised that technocratic accountability systems would transform our schools. We’ve spent billions implementing standardized tests, creating elaborate school-rating systems,… Read More
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With a few strokes of her pen on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte delivered on her promise to empower parents by signing a Parental… Read More
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School choice opponents have long predicted that policies like Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program would destroy the public school system. For years, Gov. Katie Hobbs… Read More
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Louisiana families are on the cusp of a transformative opportunity for their children—but that opportunity is in jeopardy of being swamped. Last year, Louisiana Gov…. Read More
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In recent years, Oklahoma has emerged as a leader in school choice. Regrettably, the state Legislature is considering a proposal that would curtail the education… Read More
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With a stroke of his pen this Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott will make every school-aged child in Texas eligible for education choice. It’s a historic… Read More
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Last week, North Dakota was poised to become the 17th state to make every K-12 student eligible for school choice. Instead, the failure of Gov…. Read More
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In a historic victory for educational freedom, the Texas House of Representatives finally passed a universal school choice bill—marking not just a win for families… Read More
SocietyCommentary
America is suffering from a cultural Alzheimer’s. An ancient Jewish ritual—the Passover seder—may hold the cure. Last year, more than 7 in 10 Americans failed… Read More
EducationCommentary
School choice will soon hit a tipping point. If Texas enacts a universal school choice bill, as seems very likely, then more than half of… Read More
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Arkansas has been a national leader on education freedom, but a bill before the state Legislature would be a step in the wrong direction. In… Read More
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Last week, President Donald Trump began keeping yet another of his promises—this time, to deport foreign nationals who support terrorism. On Wednesday, the U.S. State… Read More
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Terrorist-supporting students and their off-campus allies took over yet another building at Barnard College in New York on Wednesday. The protesters blocked students from attending… Read More
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As Israel buried a mother and her two babies—Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas—who had been kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian jihadists, students at the Barnard… Read More
After 15 months of terrorist-supporting thugs engaging in acts of violence and intimidation against Jews with impunity, America finally has a president who takes combating… Read More
EducationCommentary
As the nation celebrates National School Choice Week, the school choice movement is on the cusp of hitting a major milestone. By the end of… Read More
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This November, education choice is on the ballot. Voters in three states—Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska—will decide Nov. 5 whether families should be able to choose… Read More
International Commentary
As the civilized world mourns the first anniversary of the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust—and prays for the release of the more the… Read More
EducationCommentary
In herdlike fashion, the media describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as “folksy,” suggesting that he is just a regular guy with whom Middle America can… Read More
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Party platforms are a way of signaling to voters the policies that politicians are likely to pursue if they’re elected to office. But platforms also… Read More
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As we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, Americans would do well to reflect upon what’s necessary for a nation conceived in liberty,… Read More
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Education freedom is on the march. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed legislation making the Pelican State the 19th state in the nation to enact… Read More
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School choice is coming to Texas. Last year, efforts to pass a school choice bill in the state Legislature were stymied by a coalition of… Read More
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After three consecutive years of massive progress expanding education freedom and choice, 2024 is shaping up to be another banner year. This week, Missouri expanded… Read More
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Several states are making progress empowering their citizens with access to education freedom and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state in the… Read More
