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Effective education policy includes returning authority to the states and empowering parents with the opportunity to choose a safe and effective education for their children.
 

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Here’s How Biden Admin Is Evading SCOTUS’ Affirmative Action Ban

Aug 22, 2023 3 min read

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K–12 Choice and Opportunity for Rural Texas Students and Teachers

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3 Steps Lawmakers Could Take to Roll Back Government Control of School Lunches

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School Lunch Program: No Wealthy Child Left Behind Daren Bakst

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Spending Bill Doesn’t Include Much of a Reprieve From Harsh School Lunch Rules Daren Bakst

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7-Year Itch: GOP and No Child Left Behind. Dan Lips

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Hispanic Children, Getting Left Behind Israel Ortega

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Lindsey Burke
Lindsey M. Burke, PhD
Director, Center for Education Policy
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Jonathan Butcher
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