I'm a husband, parent, & fan of Vikings, Twins, Wolves & Hogs. I study school choice programs & other ed reforms in my spare time. All posts are my own.
Fayetteville, AR
Joined November 2011
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In honor of New Years, I'm counting down my 12 scholarly products released in the past 2 years, usually w/ help from colleagues & students, oldest to newest. 1st up is our finding that more education freedom is correlated with higher NAEP score gains. dx.doi.org/10.1080/15582159.…
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Look at all the public and charter schools participating in the state's ESA program.
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EdChoice researcher Alex Wolf read through all 51 pages of the newly released temporary rules for the Federal Tax Credit for Scholarships so you don't have to! His new blog highlights some of the most important stipulations.
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ALT A group of young students is seated at a classroom table, writing in notebooks with pencils. An adult is standing nearby, smiling warmly. The classroom has a map and colorful decorations on the wall.
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What if increasing access to tutoring were as simple as making registration easier?
In a randomized experiment, we find that simplifying enrollment and encouraging families increased literacy tutoring take-up by 11 percentage points --> a 37% increase
Sometimes better program design matters as much as funding
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I enjoyed being interviewed for this story on @KATVNews about our report on the Arkansas #schoolchoice program. @ua_edreform @uarkcoehp @UArkansas @mistygallo2 @jbmcgee @LarsonPR @garylarson07 @LaurieLee0966 @1ReformAlliance @OppArkansas @hpatrinos katv.com/news/local/arkansas…
For all my friends in Central Arkansas, KATV channel 7 (ABC) will run a story on my team's EFA program report during their 5 pm news show. Check it out!
A cool article by @hamlind1 about Oklahoma's unconventional path to universal #SchoolChoice. "Oklahoma’s case...demonstrates how the political compromises needed to pass universal private school choice legislation produced a historic increase in recurring funding for public schools despite claims that the program would have the opposite effect." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
STUDY ALERT: For the 4th consecutive workday, members (or former members) of my research team released a new #SchoolChoice study. Today's offering is an engaging, informative political study of the development & passage of Arkansas's LEARNS Act, focusing on the universal Education Freedom Accounts Program, authored by my former @ua_edreform student & faculty colleague, @AlbertxCheng. @hpatrinos @jbmcgee @MichaelTHartney @edchoice @afcpress
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Excellent coverage of our report on the Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts Program on Arkansas Radio: arkansasradio.com/2026/10/ar…
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New @ua_edreform paper: Can simpler registration increase participation in literacy tutoring?
In a randomized experiment in Arkansas, we find that encouragement and simplified enrollment increased take up by 10.9 percentage points.
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STUDY ALERT: For the 3rd consecutive workday, my research team is releasing a new ed policy report. That's sorta like releasing the 1st 3 Star Wars movies on consecutive days. Sorta. This report shows how to boost participation in the Arkansas Literacy Tutoring Grant program through low-cost encouragement strategies. Results are experimental, ergo causal. @mistygallo2 @hpatrinos @MichaelPetrilli @rickhess99 edre.uark.edu/_resources/pdf…
Please read this interesting, insightful, & short essay on #SchoolChoice: "Education is not merely about raising test scores. It is about helping individuals develop the capabilities needed to lead productive and independent lives. If a policy increases graduation rates, broadens opportunities, and strengthens individual agency, those outcomes deserve serious consideration even when they are not fully captured by conventional assessments." @IanVRowe @flowidealism @AlbertxCheng @hpatrinos ipades.org/vouchers-educatio…
An informative story about our Arkansas EFA program report in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. nwa.pressreader.com/article/…
