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School choice is becoming the norm all over the country. Here's how to help families find what is best for them: cato.org/policy-analysi…

Positive Tomorrows is a unique school in Oklahoma that educates students experiencing homelessness while helping their families gain income & housing stability. Learn more, incl how OK's school choice programs help, in last week's @CatoCEF Friday Feature. cato.org/blog/friday-fe…

You’re both great but I think I might be a strong contender for criminal justice.

My good friend, my colleague of 20+ years, and education policy nerd @NealMcCluskey is just plain wrong. My policy area is way more of a mess than his. cato.org/multimedia/cat… @CatoInstitute

Cato Cage Match: Education vs. Health Care cato.org/multimedia/cat… via @CatoInstitute Who has the toughter libertarian job, me or @mfcannon?

I have a new piece in @MindingCampus responding to recent liberal critiques of the higher ed parts of the reconciliation bill mindingthecampus.org/2025/07/21/the…

Strong evidence suggesting enrollment losses in public schools are due to more than private choice programs. Massachusetts doesn't have such a program, but since COVID private enrollment has risen more than pre-COVID trends while public enrollment has dropped.

"Any one of these changes would have been reason to celebrate. But, at the risk of sounding ungrateful, more should be done to fix student loans." Congress Should Do More to Unwind the Government’s Student Loan Boondoggle nationalreview.com/2025/07/congre…

“The sooner the Department of Education is gone, the better.” @NealMcCluskey argues it’s not enough to downsize a broken system; it must be dismantled. Here’s why he says returning control to states is essential: cato.org/blog/ending-us…

Finding #3: Total revenue reached a new high. 5/6

I have a new piece in @NRO on the big wins on student loans in the recently passed reconciliation bill as well as areas where we still need to do more. nationalreview.com/2025/07/congre…

Friday Feature: Positive Tomorrows cato.org/blog/friday-fe… via @CatoInstitute

But there is variation among states. 25 states have seen increases in funding over time (green), 5 states have seen cuts (red), and 20 states have no statistically detectable trend (grey). 2/6

Really enjoyed the very substantive discussion. @CatoInstitute

Can President Trump unilaterally lay off 1,400 Department of Education employees? @DerekWBlack and @NealMcCluskey join @RosenJeffrey on #WeThePeoplePodcast to discuss. Listen now: ow.ly/i9ML50WrAv1

Dear @nytimes, A scholarship tax credit is not a "voucher program": nytimes.com/2025/07/18/ins… Would you call a tax credit or deduction for donating to a college scholarship fund a "voucher program"? Or even a Pell Grant? If not, why call this one?

Finding #2: Tuition revenue grew for decades but is now trending down. 4/6

74% of Republicans think students and parents should be mainly responsible for paying for college. 72% of Democrats think it should be the federal or state government. Is compromise even possible? datawrapper.de/_/2m14D

School Choice & Homeschool Freedom go Hand in Hand "Many homeschool groups fear school choice because they worry it will lead to more government control" yet a 2024 study found “no evidence that public funding of private school choice has impacted homeschool policy.” -…

Friday Feature: Mt. Haven Microschool cato.org/blog/friday-fe… via @CatoInstitute

Trends in Higher Education: State Funding and Tuition Revenue at Public Colleges from 1980 to 2024 cato.org/briefing-paper… via @CatoInstitute