Jason Bedrick

OPINION September 3

One state’s budget dispels big lie about school choice

Arizona is proving anti-school choice scaremongers wrong. It turns out educational freedom doesn't bust the budget, it improves it because students get thousands of dollars less.

OPINION July 10

Parents need charter schools that offer non-woke options

When it comes to charter schools, new evidence suggests that many are amplifying, not curtailing, the woke values that parents seek to avoid.

OPINION January 26

School choice revolution helps homeschoolers, too

The nationwide school choice revolution continues to grow. But government funding doesn't necessarily mean more control. States backing education options don't add more rules.

OPINION March 27, 2023

Florida sets shining example on school choice. Here's how

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have expanded education savings accounts, cementing the state’s status as a national leader in education freedom and choice.

OPINION February 15, 2023

The big school choice turnaround in Iowa that more states should follow

Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed an education choice program for all K-12 students in Iowa. What changed?

OPINION January 9, 2023

Why rural students need school choice

In 2011, Arizona became the first state to adopt an ESA policy. Just over a decade later, nine states have ESAs and several others may soon follow suit.

OPINION November 14, 2022

Education choice supporters win big in 2022 midterm elections

From Arizona to Florida, states that went big on school choice policies in the last two years overwhelmingly re-elected the people who made it happen.

OPINION July 21, 2022

School choice winning but teachers union empire striking back

The school choice movement is making gains but efforts in Arizona and West Virginia show that opponents haven't given up defending their education monopoly.

OPINION June 16, 2022

School choice teaches Iowa Republicans a big lesson

School choice won big in Iowa primaries with eight of nine challengers unseating opponents. Gov. Reynolds showed Republicans voters care about the issue.