VP of research and innovation @edchoice / surveys on K-12 education, schooling, ideas / alum @BrookingsInst, @IllinoisPolSci, @univofdayton / views are my own
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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 question framing/wording effects in our monthly and annual national surveys.
Thanks to @Paul_E_Peterson, @MichaelTHartney, and the @edchoice team for their support throughout. @EducationNext @TaubmanCenter
It was great learning from a lot of the other presenters and speakers. I definitely enjoyed it.
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When did you think about your child's enrollment for the next school year? According to our September public opinion tracker, most parents start deciding between May and August. Although, 20% of private school parents start making their decision as early as January.
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ALT Graph showing the percentage of private and district school parents considering school enrollment from January to December. The data highlights that 25% of private school parents consider enrollment as early as January, peaking in July and September, while district school parents peak in August.
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Once again: cost of living is issue 1a and corruption is issue 1b in this midterm.
CNN: GOP operatives conducting a focus group in a traditionally red Midwestern state this month were taken aback by what they heard from their own party’s voters.
Asked what they blamed for rising gas prices, those voters pointed to “corrupt politicians” and “billionaires” — a response that surprised some longtime strategists who’ve never seen government corruption emerge as a top issue for so many Republican voters in congressional races.
cnn.com/2026/10/18/politics/…
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"One senior Ukrainian official and two Ukrainian military officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, say Hegseth is holding up supplies of Patriot missiles, which Ukraine relies on to intercept ballistic missiles." kyivindependent.com/its-sign…
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Excited to introduce the Pollwatcher newsletter! Every week, I'll highlight fascinating and reliable data on what Americans think, why they think it and how we know. Sign up to get the first newsletter in your inbox Thursday washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Trump’s tariffs raised prices on more than imports. New York Fed researchers found they also pushed up the cost of American-made goods.
Full story here foxnews.com/politics/america…
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My latest for @LarrySabato's Crystal Ball @Center4Politics: My final handicapping of state legislature control in the 2026 midterms. centerforpolitics.org/crysta…
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New from the Almanac of American Politics Substack: Is ferment in Indiana’s 5th District a harbinger of a Democratic midterm wave? What a new Hoosier state poll says about a strongly red seat that’s attracted little national attention so far (IN-05). almanacofamericanpolitics.su…
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Prices for gasoline increased 34.2 percent over the year ended September 2026 #BLSData bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/prices…
ALT Two-color bar chart showing 12-month percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index for selected categories for September 2026
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President Trump is right to want peace between Ukraine and Russia. But his actions are making that harder to achieve by emboldening Putin's aggression.
Read the latest column from AEI's @HalBrands
aei.org/commentary/trump-jus…
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Fox News poll:
Top concerns:
1. Corruption in government
2. Inflation and high prices
3. Gas prices
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NEW: The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
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In our September tracker poll, we asked parents their opinion on advanced/ gifted classes in their child's school. 67% told us it is very or extremely important for their child's school to offer these classes.
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ALT A survey chart titled "September Tracker Polling 2026" states, "Two thirds of parents believe it is very or extremely important that their child’s school offers advanced academic classes." The responses are: 33% Extremely Important, 34% Very Important, 22% Somewhat Important, 6% Not at all Important, and 4% Don't Know/No Opinion. The chart indicates that 67% believe it is extremely or very important. The source is Morning Consult.
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Meloni: I do not miss the Russian tanks in Prague and Budapest. I do not miss the Berlin Wall.
If Ukraine stopped defending itself tomorrow, Russia would occupy a European nation and Soviet-style imperialism would return.
Surrender is not peace. It is conquest. 1/
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On this date in 1960, Bill Mazeroski’s name went down in history.
His legendary blast in Game 7 of the World Series marked the first time a Fall Classic ended on a walk-off home run. ow.ly/UR0q50ZXfty
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Today In 1960: Breathtaking view of Forbes Field during Game 7 of the #WorldSeries from the top of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning building! (Original b&w photo by George Silk - colorization by BSmile) #MLB #Pirates #Yankees #Baseball #Postseason
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ESA critics often treat any misuse as evidence that a program is failing.
But we don't apply a zero-misuse standard to Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, or public schools.
Why should ESAs be different?
My latest for @edchoice:
edchoice.org/2026-the-imposs…
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Public school enrollment has fallen by 1.4 million students since 2019.
Districts can't shrink overnight. But declining enrollment shouldn't mean preserving every job, building, and program indefinitely.
My latest op-ed on smarter school budgeting:
dcjournal.com/fewer-students…
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New paper alert: Florida's School Choice Revolution: From Politically Risky to Mainstream
Available online via @josc_official
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Zero misuse in ESA spending is an impossible standard, and accountability is possible without strangling the program. The goal should be to create clear rules to follow and catch misuse when it happens.
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ALT A person is filling out a standardized test sheet with a pencil in a classroom. The room has bulletin boards and chairs in the background.
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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.
With @mistygallo2 @FlowTap1
