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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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The Shrinking Federal Footprint: Education Returns to the States

Jan 26, 2026 28 min read

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Finding Common Ground on Heritage Foundation Education Declaration

Dec 19, 2025 3 min read

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Seeking Safe Spaces on Campus Report Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Mar 9, 2016 3 min read

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Blame Washington for Skyrocketed College Costs Ted R. Bromund, PhD

Jan 21, 2016 2 min read

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Triggering Decline Arthur Milikh

Jan 6, 2016 2 min read

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Caving in to crybullies Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Nov 17, 2015 2 min read

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The Face of Mob Rule in Higher Education Andrew Kloster

Nov 13, 2015 2 min read

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Blaine Amendment shouldn't stop Education Savings Accounts Lindsey M. Burke, PhD

Nov 12, 2015 2 min read

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Can Democracy Survive Our Dumbing Down Media and Education System?

Sep 28, 2015 3 min read

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Illinois: The Anatomy of a Failed Liberal State Stephen Moore

Sep 28, 2015 3 min read

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Lindsey Burke
Lindsey M. Burke, PhD
Director, Center for Education Policy
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Matthew Ladner
Senior Advisor, Center for Education Policy
Jason Bedrick
Jason Bedrick
Senior Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy
Corey DeAngelis
Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy
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Jonathan Butcher
Acting Director, Center for Education Policy

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