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Aaron Smith

@asmithaz

Director of Education Reform at Reason Foundation. Free minds and free markets. @ReasonFdn @Reason

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A Mother’s Day portrait of my beautiful wife, courtesy of our four year old. Channeling my inner Elaine Benes, “it’s breathtaking, dear.”

A Mother’s Day portrait of my beautiful wife, courtesy of our four year old.

Channeling my inner Elaine Benes, “it’s breathtaking, dear.”
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Arkansas’ open enrollment law scores 98 out of 100 points, second only to Oklahoma and surpassing other states, such as Florida and Arizona. Arkansas is one of only 10 states to codify both cross- and within-district open enrollment policies in law. reason.org/commentary/ark…

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Thanks to new open enrollment laws, Arkansas students can now attend any public school regardless of where they live. reason.org/commentary/ark…

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Four Reasons School Choice Is Good, but Federal Is Bad cato.org/blog/four-reas… via Cato Institute #1 is the Constitution. What else is there?

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Introducing edentrepreneur.org, a new resource from our team Foundation for Economic Education featuring fresh articles and inspiration for current and aspiring school founders, as well as families seeking innovative education options. Check it out!

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Competition is good for public schools. "But open enrollment’s benefits aren’t just for families — they benefit schools too. As early as 1776, economist Adam Smith argued that competition between publicly-financed schools could create a curriculum meant to both develop

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In 2023, New York public schools got $36,976 per student according to data that was just released by the Census Bureau. That’s up from $21,028 per student in 2002—a 76% increase in real dollars.

In 2023, New York  public schools got $36,976 per student according to data that was just released by the Census Bureau.

That’s up from $21,028 per student in 2002—a 76% increase in real dollars.
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Illinois public school now get $24,702 per student on average according to the latest Census data. That's up by 63% per student in real terms since 2002.

Illinois public school now get $24,702 per student on average according to the latest Census data. 

That's up by 63% per student in real terms since 2002.
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No single school—public or private—could possibly meet the diverse needs and interests of every kid. Simple as that.

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“Research published by AvailableToAll indicates that nearly half of the district’s elementary schools have experienced enrollment declines of 50% or worse in the past two decades, leaving an estimated 160,000 empty seats.” Thanks for the shout-out, Aaron Smith ! We know thousands

“Research published by <a href="/Available2All/">AvailableToAll</a> indicates that nearly half of the district’s elementary schools have experienced enrollment declines of 50% or worse in the past two decades, leaving an estimated 160,000 empty seats.”

Thanks for the shout-out, <a href="/ASmithAZ/">Aaron Smith</a> !

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With everything going on in ed today, I forgot to warn about federal scholarship tax credits in the "big, beautiful bill." Here are four reasons they're bad news: cato.org/blog/four-reas…