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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

Aug 15, 2023 23 min read

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Biden’s Student Loan “Forgiveness” Plan Is a Raw Deal for Taxpayers

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Parents Are “Sleeping Giants” Who Will Fix American Education

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Critical Race Theory and Small-Town America Jonathan Butcher

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Texas Governor Calls for School Choice for Every Child in Lone Star State

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The Department of Education Already Has a Ministry of Truth Jay P. Greene, PhD

May 9, 2022 3 min read

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Gender Curriculum Coming to a Classroom Near You

This fall, New Jersey public school second graders will be getting lessons related to gender identity under state sex

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The Frankenstein Monster of Charter School Regulations Jay P. Greene, PhD

May 4, 2022 2 min read

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