Published Articles & Media
On Regulating School Choice: A Response to Critics
Refusing to acknowledge that regulations can have real costs or that Louisiana’s voucher program has failed to deliver on its promises does nothing to serve the interests of disadvantaged children.
The Folly of Overregulating School Choice
A new study of the impact of Louisiana’s voucher program found a negative result. Although not conclusive, there is considerable evidence that the problem stemmed from poor program design.
NYT on Education and the Sharing Economy
Words like “market," “competition,” and “profit” are considered dirty words in some education circles. Will websites that allow teachers to buy and sell lesson plans change the minds of some teachers?
Education Savings Account Wonk-A-Thon Recap
As Nevada implements its groundbreaking education savings account (ESA) program, policy wonks were asked to say what the state must get right.
The Grey Lady’s School Choice Confusion
Arguments made in a New York Times editorial against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tax credit proposal do not withstand scrutiny.
Debunking a Misleading Report on School Choice
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability released a misleading report on school choice programs in Indiana and elsewhere
Are School Choice Technocrats Needed?
School choice advocates should be very wary of the kind of right-of-center technocratic tinkering that has crippled school choice programs in Louisiana and Wisconsin.
On Designing K-12 Education Savings Accounts
Education savings accounts operate like the "partial voucher" that Milton Friedman envisioned more than a decade ago.
Fact-Checking the Sun-Sentinel on School Choice
The Sun-Sentinel’s anti-school choice editorial rests on faulty evidence.
How Self-Driving Cars Will Enable Greater School Choice
Transportation is a significant roadblock to exercising educational choice, but a new technology promises to greatly expand the number of schools that are logistically feasible for students to attend.
